The oldest and possibly “most haunted” hotel in Las Vegas is hosting a contest just in time for spooky season.
Thrill-seekers up for the challenge could have the chance to use to spend a weekend contained in the El Cortez Hotel & Casino hunting down ghosts — within the hopes of winning a $5,000 prize.
Just one lucky soul shall be chosen to participate.
The legendary El Cortez, the longest-running hotel casino in Vegas, is situated on Fremont Street, sometimes called “the Old Strip” or “Old Vegas.”
This old-school hotel — and plenty of others on Fremont — has seen all of it because it first opened its doors in 1941: mobsters, murders and even paranormal activities.
In a hotel that’s 84-years-old — it’s almost expected for guests to see and listen to some creepy things, like phantom footsteps and shadowy figures.
“We’re sending you to research, fully equipped with ghost-hunting gear, to see if the stories are true!” the competition listing from Casino.org read.
“The chosen ghost hunter will check in to the El Cortez for a haunted weekend stay, where you’ll explore the casino’s oldest and eeriest corners, trying to find signs of ghostly activity.”
The chosen one shall be tasked with walking through the hotel’s corridors, casino floor and every other areas which can be considered haunted using ghost-hunting equipment reminiscent of EMF meters, EVP recorders and thermal sensors to detect unusual activity — at night.
The ghost hunting contest runs from Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, and the trip is predicted to happen in early December.
If anything spooky is found, the ghost hunter shall be expected to take photos and videos for evidence and to journal a brief report of the scariest, funniest or mysterious findings.
It’s rumored that the El Cortez basement is filled with the ashes and cremated stays of former employees who died with none family, making the hunt a bit more eerie.
And $5,000 can go a good distance today, considering people can’t recover from the wildly high prices Vegas is charging visitors today.
“Having a coffee that was $14 was crazy. I just wasn’t expecting that. It was only a latte with a number of extra flavors,” Katherine from College Station, Texas, told Fox News Digital.
“I got a drink this morning. It was, like, $12 for a lemonade or something like that. And water bottles are so expensive,” her daughter Cammie added.
The oldest and possibly “most haunted” hotel in Las Vegas is hosting a contest just in time for spooky season.
Thrill-seekers up for the challenge could have the chance to use to spend a weekend contained in the El Cortez Hotel & Casino hunting down ghosts — within the hopes of winning a $5,000 prize.
Just one lucky soul shall be chosen to participate.
The legendary El Cortez, the longest-running hotel casino in Vegas, is situated on Fremont Street, sometimes called “the Old Strip” or “Old Vegas.”
This old-school hotel — and plenty of others on Fremont — has seen all of it because it first opened its doors in 1941: mobsters, murders and even paranormal activities.
In a hotel that’s 84-years-old — it’s almost expected for guests to see and listen to some creepy things, like phantom footsteps and shadowy figures.
“We’re sending you to research, fully equipped with ghost-hunting gear, to see if the stories are true!” the competition listing from Casino.org read.
“The chosen ghost hunter will check in to the El Cortez for a haunted weekend stay, where you’ll explore the casino’s oldest and eeriest corners, trying to find signs of ghostly activity.”
The chosen one shall be tasked with walking through the hotel’s corridors, casino floor and every other areas which can be considered haunted using ghost-hunting equipment reminiscent of EMF meters, EVP recorders and thermal sensors to detect unusual activity — at night.
The ghost hunting contest runs from Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, and the trip is predicted to happen in early December.
If anything spooky is found, the ghost hunter shall be expected to take photos and videos for evidence and to journal a brief report of the scariest, funniest or mysterious findings.
It’s rumored that the El Cortez basement is filled with the ashes and cremated stays of former employees who died with none family, making the hunt a bit more eerie.
And $5,000 can go a good distance today, considering people can’t recover from the wildly high prices Vegas is charging visitors today.
“Having a coffee that was $14 was crazy. I just wasn’t expecting that. It was only a latte with a number of extra flavors,” Katherine from College Station, Texas, told Fox News Digital.
“I got a drink this morning. It was, like, $12 for a lemonade or something like that. And water bottles are so expensive,” her daughter Cammie added.
