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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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2708 stories by Corey Levitan

Vegas Police Arrest YouTuber Banned for Allegedly Trying to Meet 13-Year-Old for Sex
November 4, 2026

Vegas Police Arrest YouTuber Banned for Allegedly Trying to Meet 13-Year-Old for Sex

Las Vegas police helped arrest former YouTube personality Bryant Moreland, better known online as EDP445, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, after California prosecutors revived a years-old investigation into allegations that he attempted to meet a 13-year-old...

Written by Corey Levitan
Two Players Share $1.15M Baccarat Jackpot at Palms in Las Vegas
November 4, 2026

Two Players Share $1.15M Baccarat Jackpot at Palms in Las Vegas

A rare baccarat hand at Palms Casino Resort turned a single round of play into a seven-figure payday, with a Las Vegas local and a visiting tourist splitting a progressive jackpot worth $1,154,924. Each player...

Written by Corey Levitan
PADDY’S DAY: Hollywood Project to Bring Paddy Power’s Wild Origin Story to the Screen
November 3, 2026

PADDY’S DAY: Hollywood Project to Bring Paddy Power’s Wild Origin Story to the Screen

One of gambling's most popular success stories is headed to the big screen. Paddy Power is a new feature film set to dramatize the rise of a global betting powerhouse from the merger of three...

Written by Corey Levitan
Aria to Close Jewel Nightclub on Las Vegas Strip After 10 Years
November 2, 2026

Aria to Close Jewel Nightclub on Las Vegas Strip After 10 Years

Jewel Nightclub at Aria will close permanently on Nov. 21, 2026, ending a 10-year run at the Las Vegas Strip resort. The club was operated by Tao Group Hospitality in partnership with resort owner MGM...

Written by Corey Levitan
Sahara Becomes First Las Vegas Strip Casino to Accept Crypto at the Cage
November 2, 2026

Sahara Becomes First Las Vegas Strip Casino to Accept Crypto at the Cage

Sahara Las Vegas has become the first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to offer regulated, cryptocurrency-funded play through its main cage, allowing guests to convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Litecoin into USD chips or slot...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Sands Offered Floating Craps
November 2, 2026

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Sands Offered Floating Craps

It remains one of the most iconic photos ever taken of gambling in Las Vegas. And it’s fake news.“Customers at the Sands playing craps on a floating table in the pool,” reads the description for...

Written by Corey Levitan
Win a House From ‘The House’: Rio Las Vegas Launches $500K Giveaway
October 30, 2026

Win a House From ‘The House’: Rio Las Vegas Launches $500K Giveaway

Most Las Vegas gamblers dream of beating the house; the Rio is now giving them a chance to win one. The off-Strip casino unveiled its $500,000 "Giving Away the House" promotion on Thursday, anchored by...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: What Happened in Room 123 at Circus Circus
October 30, 2026

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: What Happened in Room 123 at Circus Circus

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 10, 2023. A mother and son haunt Room 123 of the Circus Circus...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: LL Cool J at Park MGM, Doobie Brothers’ Fontainebleau Debut & Foreigner Update
October 29, 2026

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: LL Cool J at Park MGM, Doobie Brothers’ Fontainebleau Debut & Foreigner Update

Hip-hop icon LL Cool J announced on Thursday that he will headline “Rock the Bells: the Residency” at Park MGM’s Dolby Live next spring and summer. The dates are May 15, 16, 19, 21, and 22;...

Written by Corey Levitan
Modernized Sigma Derby Mechanical Horse Racing Game Coming to Four Queens
October 28, 2026

Modernized Sigma Derby Mechanical Horse Racing Game Coming to Four Queens

One of Las Vegas' most enduring casino cult favorites is making a comeback. A newly manufactured version of Sigma Derby, the mechanical horse-racing game that once drew crowds throughout Nevada casinos, is scheduled to debut...

Written by Corey Levitan