September 11, 2008

EL CORTEZ DISHES OUT FREE MARIE CALLENDER’S PEACH PIE IN HONOR OF THE ASU VS. GEORGIA COLLEGE GAME DAY

Saturday, September 20

LAS VEGAS – The El Cortez Hotel & Casino joins the college football frenzy as it rewards its players with free slices of Marie Callender’s peach pie on Saturday, September 20 when the University of Georgia Bulldogs take on Arizona State University’s Sun Devils.

Any Club Cortez member playing table games or slot machines between noon and 6 p.m. that Saturday is eligible for the promotion.  Pie slices will be served by the property’s Gambling Gourmet team that provides players with slot and game side dining seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Club Cortez allows players to be rewarded for their loyalty and provides generous complimentary and cash back earnings.  Players can easily view their point balance on every machine reader and comp dollars can be used conveniently at restaurants by presenting the club card and a picture ID.  Individuals can now sign up online for Club Cortez by visiting www.elcortezhotelcasino.com.  Upon completion of the online application, players’ cards are available for pick up at the Club Cortez booth. 

ABOUT EL CORTEZ HOTEL & CASINO
Constructed in 1941, El Cortez Hotel & Casino, an anchor property in the Fremont East Entertainment District, is located in historic downtown at 600 East Fremont Street. With 300 newly remodeled hotel rooms, El Cortez features full-pay single deck 21, 10x odds on craps, state-of-the-art roulette and over 1,000 slot machines. El Cortez is proudly affiliated with Michael Gaughan’s South Point Sports Book.The Las Vegas Review-Journal voted El Cortez “Best Blackjack in Las Vegas” in 2007, “Best Video Poker” in 2008 and “Best Keno in Las Vegas” in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Dining options at El Cortez include: Kitty’s Café, Roberta’s Steakhouse, Chinese Kitchen Buffet and Express Breakfast Buffet. The property’s other amenities include: Subway, Dreyer’s Ice Cream Shop, Seattle’s Best Coffee, El Cortez Gift Shop and a full-service beauty and barber shop. The property is currently completing $25 million in improvements and renovations; its Cortez Garden Gateway was completed in December 2007. For more information, please call 1-800-634-6703 or 702-385-5200, or visit www.elcortezhotelcasino.com.

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Kirvin Doak Communications
(702) 737.3100