El Cortez and downtown haunted/cursed lore

El Cortez, one of Las Vegas's oldest continuously operating casinos, is frequently featured on commercial ghost tours and in articles about haunted locations in Las Vegas. The property has a long history that includes violent incidents and deaths over decades, and those documented events are often cited as the basis for claims of hauntings or a "curse." Assertions of supernatural activity are part of local folklore and paranormal tourism rather than established scientific fact.