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| - I received an invite to join a friend for the 2009 NASCAR races, so I booked my flight, and made arrangements to head to that desert oasis of downtown Las Vegas.
My friend asked if I could provide accommodations, so I contacted a casino host at the Stratosphere who offered 3 free nights, but my friend was insistent that we stay at this classic hotel, so considering that he was providing the NASCAR tickets & good camaraderie, I agreed.[1]
No arguments with other reviewers - the El Cortez Hotel really does offer positives, including:
- 3 to 2 payout, single deck Blackjack as low as $3/hand.
- A small poker room populated by rejects from the movie "Rounders".[2]
- A reasonably priced steakhouse.
- Downtown location just outside of the Fremont Street Experience.
- Located across the street from my new, favorite Mexican restaurant.
Footnotes:
[1] Its proximity to our charter bus pick-up spot was his reasoning.
[2] In the movie, Matt Damon states that if you can't quickly figure out who the chump at the table is, then it's you. Most of this loose knit group of friends were more than willing to take my poker chips, so it's back to on-line poker for me.
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