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Reporter: Corey Levitan

Corey Levitan joined Casino.org in 2022 after a long career covering Las Vegas. He currently covers entertainment, dining and gaming news in Las Vegas.

Corey spent six years covering the Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he also wrote the most popular humor column in the city’s history. (For “Fear and Loafing,” he tried out 176 Vegas jobs, including poker player, blackjack dealer and Follie Bergere dancer.)

Corey has won more than 100 local, state and national awards for his journalism, which has also appeared in Rolling Stone, New York Magazine and the New York Post.

Corey is a New York native whose hobbies include playing guitar, trying to be a better husband, and arguing with strangers on Facebook.

Contact Corey at corey@casino.org.

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1796 stories by Corey Levitan

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Wynn Las Vegas, Gaming Regulators Agree to $5.5M Money Laundering Fine

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced late Thursday that it reached an agreement allowing Wynn Resorts to pay a $5.5 million fine to settle money-laundering charges levied against the company in 2024. Last year, the resort company agreed to pay $130.13...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: John Mayer & Calvin Harris to Headline New Music Festival, Faking Sex (Pistols)

A festival of lights has blossomed into a festival of musical luminaries. The Rise Festival was conceived in 2014 as a simultaneous launch of thousands of biodegradable lanterns into the nighttime desert sky. The Instagrammable moment went annual, and now, after being...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2025

Las Vegas A’s Stadium Construction Underway

Foundation work has begun on the future home of the Las Vegas Athletics Oddly, a groundbreaking ceremony won't occur until June Financing for the entire $1.78B estimated cost is reportedly secure However, team owner John Fisher seeks $500M in investments to lessen...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2025

Chippendales Moving to Third Vegas Venue in a Year

Chippendales is switching to its third theater in a year this summer The 23-year-old production show, which closed at the Rio last year, had trouble filling the 575 seats at the Linq's Mat Franco Theater The next (and possibly last) stop is...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2025

MLB Removes Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe from Baseball Hall of Fame Ineligibility

Major League Baseball has lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose The sport's all-time hits leader, who died last September, is now once again eligible for the Hall of Fame But so is Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other 17 players responsible...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Ciao to Mr. Chow and Hogs & Heifers

Mr. Chow, which opened at Caesars Palace in 2015, will close there after May 17. Las Vegas, the upscale Chinese chain’s seventh location, is no longer listed on its website. Vital Vegas, which broke the story, attributes the closure to a downturn...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2025

F1 Partners With Las Vegas Casino That Sued It

A year after an off-Strip Las Vegas casino sued F1 for costing it millions of dollars in lost revenue, it has entered into a partnership with the racing company. Ellis Island is now an official venue for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2025

Jude Law & Andrew Garfield Cast as Siegfried & Roy in Apple TV Series

Apple TV's upcoming Siegfried and Roy series has cast Jude Law and Andrew Ridgefield in the title roles. No release date has been set.  One of the wildest chapters in Las Vegas history is coming to your living room. Magicians Siegfried and...

Corey Levitan May 12, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: This Woman Sat Atop This Famous Las Vegas Sign

An iconic Vegas photo has long left viewers asking how LaVeeda Varley pulled off the dangerous stunt of sitting atop the 90-foot tall Las Vegas Club sign The fact is, she didn't The "photo" was created by pasting a real photo of...

Corey Levitan May 12, 2025

Controversial Vegas Italian Restaurant Piero’s Sold — Report

Piero's Italian Cuisine in Las Vegas has been sold to a local restaurateur, according to a reliable source The news comes a week after news that the founder's son allegedly committed fraud by taking a $1.5 million loan out against the business...

Corey Levitan May 10, 2025