The El Cortez Hotel and Casino is the longest continuously-running casino in Las Vegas.
Located off the Las Vegas Strip in the Fremont East Entertainment District within the historic Downtown, the El Cortez first opened its doors on the corner of 6th and Fremont Streets in 1941, and was so successful that it attracted the attention of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Meyer Lansky, who bought the property.
In 1963 it went to another Vegas “family,” when Las Vegas icon Jackie Gaughan bought the El Cortez. He remained in charge until 2006, when he sold the property to the Ike Gaming Co. run by longtime casino executive Kenny Epstein.
The hotel offers an array of suites and rooms. Hotel guests always receive free airport drop-off shuttle service from 7 a.m.–2 p.m. every day and upon check-in, all guests receive a complimentary glass of wine or 12 oz. domestic draft beer with the purchase of an entrée in the restaurant.
Club Cortez is the slot club at the El Cortez, rewarding you for being a valued player at the hotel-casino. Membership is free and easy. Just visit the Club Cortez booth to sign up. Everyone receives a free gift just for signing up. It is a stand-alone club and can gain you access to free slot play, up to 50 percent in discounts, cash back, comp dollars, free tournament entries, gift shop discounts and much more.
Once you achieve higher tier levels, even more benefits kick in like free rooms and meals, casino host services, priority hotel check-in, special birthday gifts and member parties, exclusive VIP events and more.
There are four tier levels. Emerald is the opening card level until you have earned 3,000 points and move up to Sapphire level. Earning 60,000 points will move you into Ruby level and earning 300,000 moves you into the exclusive Diamond level. Every point you earn in the designated 12-month period gets you closer to the next level.
When using your points, discounts at Siegel’s 1941 Restaurant begin at 30 percent off at the Emerald level, 40 percent for Sapphire/Ruby members and 50 percent for Diamond. Every $1 played on any slot machine earns you one point. Every $1 you play on most video poker machines earns 1 point. During the months of November and December, El Cortez offers 2X points on Video Poker, 5X points on Keno and 10X points on Video Reels floor-wide every Saturday Sunday and Monday.
The points can be used for cash back, dining, hotel stays and more. (500 points =$1 cash back). Comp dollars are earned based on your daily play on slots, video poker, video keno, table games, keno and the race and sports book. Comp dollars can be used just like cash for hotel stays and dining at the El Cortez restaurants.
Club Cortez always features a monthly promotion as well as many ongoing promotions. Throughout November, players winning a jackpot of $1,200 or higher, or accumulate $10 in comp slot comp dollars win an El Cortez jacket. Earn 1,941 slot base points in any one day, and receive your choice of $10 in free slot play, a $10 Siegel’s dining voucher, or a $6 voucher for a Subway sandwich. Earn just 300 slot base points every day and play the Prize Is Right game at a Club Cortez Kiosk for up to $100 in free-slot play.
New players who earn 600 slot base points in the first 24 hours play the free-play frenzy game for $10-$1,000 in free slot play guaranteed.