El Cortez Hotel and Casino celebrates 85 years in downtown Las Vegas

“A downtown Las Vegas landmark is marking a major milestone, with celebrations underway for the El Cortez Hotel and Casino as it turns 85 this weekend. The El Cortez was built during World War II and was among the first properties in Las Vegas designed and built specifically as a hotel-casino, rather than operating as only a hotel or a standalone casino. The anniversary comes as the property has completed $22 million in casino renovations. The goal of the updates is to remodel while keeping the El Cortez’s history in mind, preserving an old Las Vegas vibe while updating games and making the casino more appealing to younger guests. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/el-cortez-hotel-and-casino-celebrates-85-years-in-downtown-las-vegas _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #elcortez #downtown #casino #bugsyseagull KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”