text: I use and abuse the El Cortez parking lot when I'm heading to the Griffin or any other Fremont East bar.  Sometimes they get super defensive of their lot, and I lie to the face of their security guards and tell them I'm a hotel guest.  I used to say I was there to gamble (aka GIVE THEM MONEY), but that wasn't good enough to be let into the garage.  So now I just tell them I'm a guest before they even ask.  Seems to work.\n\nOther than that garage, this place is a sad, sad place to be, as are a lot of downtown casinos.  Though I hear their new hotel rooms are nice...