EL CORTEZ HOTEL & CASINO LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE

LAS VEGAS - July 22, 2008 - Vegas Buzz News Network  - This July, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino launched a new Web site that features flash-sliding navigation and allows individuals to sign up online for the property’s Club Cortez card.  Visitors to the site will find it more user friendly and interactive with its scrolling menu bar and will be able to view new images of the property, restaurant menus and information about current gaming and hotel promotions. 

The Web site, www.elcortezhotelcasino.com, is the createion of Las Vegas-based Web design agency, Bizwala.

“We wanted our Web site to fit the new look of our recently renovated property and provide visitors with a true sense of what the El Cortez has to offer in regards to gaming, dining and accommodations,” said Jason Warren, director of marketing at the El Cortez.  “The new site projects just this and allows individuals to easily sign up for our Club Cortez card and begin enjoying the benefits of our player rewards program.”

Individuals who use the Web site to sign up for the Club Cortez card and provide a valid email address will begin receiving promotions and special offers from the El Cortez immediately.  Club Cortez cards can still obtained by visiting the property’s Club Cortez area.

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

ABOUT BIZWALA

Bizwala specializes in providing high-end Web sites, Internet marketing and database programming solutions to small to midsize businesses.  It offers a complete range of Web hosting solutions from E-commerce, collocation and basic shared hosting, to advanced dedicated hosting.  Visit www.bizwala.com for more information.

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