March 7, 2008

EL CORTEZ HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

LAS VEGAS- El Cortez Hotel and Casino is proud to announce that Jason Warren has been appointed to the position of director of marketing.

At El Cortez, Warren will be responsible for the planning and execution of all hotel and casino database marketing campaigns and implementing new player acquisition and retention programs. Warren will also seek out strategic partnership opportunities to help promote the new image of El Cortez and its recent and future capital improvements. Warren has more than six years of marketing experience with various Las Vegas properties and was previously the director of casino marketing for the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.

Currently, the property is renovating its five-story Ogden House to add an additional 64 rooms and suites and recently partnered with First Friday to become an official trolley strop for the monthly art festival.

ABOUT EL CORTEZ HOTEL & CASINO
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 and “Best Keno in Las Vegas” in 2005 and 2006. 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 $20 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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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Juday / Lindsey Pridgen
kjuday@kirvindoak.com / lpridgen@kirvindoak.com
Kirvin Doak Communications
(702) 737.3100