El Cortez in Downtown Las Vegas to Turn into Adults Solely Resort-On line casino
El Cortez, Las Vegas’ oldest present on line casino, goes adults-only. Whereas a lot of the Las Vegas on line casino market has turn into distinctly household pleasant lately, this downtown on line casino goes again to its roots: a conventional, old skool Las Vegas playing home. And which means no children operating round spoiling all of the grown-up enjoyable.
El Cortez, pictured, presents a slice of classic Las Vegas a block from the Fremont Avenue expertise, and shortly it’ll be a no-kiddie zone. (Picture: Go to Las Vegas)
On line casino officers stated Wednesday that from April 1, El Cortez would transition to a 21-and-older resort. This may occur in two phases. From subsequent month, all friends reserving resort rooms must be 21 years of age or older, with legitimate state-issued identification.
Part two of the coverage will embrace age verification checks at each entrance. The complete property, together with all meals and beverage retailers, will probably be off-limits to beneath 21s.
‘Stepping Again in Time’
“This transition comes after cautious consideration and many years of attempting to accommodate minors in a property that’s targeted totally on gaming and well-liked on line casino bars,” stated Adam Wiesberg, El Cortez’s normal supervisor in a information launch.
Whereas Las Vegas has grown and tailored to cater to all demographics, El Cortez stays a conventional playing home with nice gaming odds and an indescribable feeling of stepping again in time,” continues Wiesberg. “El Cortez is the spot the place adults have gathered to take pleasure in a cocktail or two and take a look at their luck within the on line casino for over 80 years.”
Located on East Fremont Avenue, a block away from the Fremont Avenue Expertise, El Cortez first opened its doorways to gamblers on November 7, 1941.
In Las Vegas, casinos typically have a shelf life of some many years earlier than they’re imploded within the title of progress and reinvention. So, it’s little marvel the property is the one one within the metropolis to be included within the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations.
Mobbed Up Historical past
El Cortez was so profitable in its first few years that the Mob moved in. A consortium of gangsters, together with Bugsy Seigel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum, and Child Cann, purchased the property in 1945.
In 1963, it was bought by on line casino proprietor and Las Vegas persona Jackie Gaughan, who lived within the penthouse till his demise in 2014. Immediately, the property is owned by gaming business veteran Kenny Epstein.
El Cortez celebrated its eightieth birthday final yr with a makeover that included a $25 million transforming of the 200-room tower, a redesigned on line casino ground, and a revamped high-limit room.
It’s the second downtown on line casino to buck the development with an over-21s coverage, following after Derek Steven’s Circa, which opened in October 2020.