![]() ![]() ![]() They added that Blumenfeld was, "known to have corrupted City and County officials. In 1942, FBI documents described Isadore Blumenfeld, alias Kid Cann, as the, "recognized leader of graft and racketeering in Minneapolis". The location at 6th Street and Fremont was originally considered too far from downtown, but it quickly became so profitable that Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum and Moe Sedway bought the property in 1945 from J. Grayson built El Cortez, downtown Las Vegas' first major resort, for $245,000. ![]() On February 22, 2013, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Primarily Spanish Colonial Revival in style, it reflects a 1952 remodel when the façade was modernized. It opened on Fremont Street on November 7, 1941, and is one of the oldest casino-hotel properties in Las Vegas, along with the nearby Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. Slots, table games, and a race and sports book occupy one floor of the main pavilion, at this historic casino. ![]()
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