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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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2510 stories by Corey Levitan

F1 to Remain in Vegas Year-Round Via New Interactive Experiences
November 23, 2024

F1 to Remain in Vegas Year-Round Via New Interactive Experiences

After breaking down tonight's Las Vegas Grand Prix, next on F1's to-do list will be readying a year-round slate of experiences at Grand Prix Plaza. The 39-acre complex at 4400 Koval Lane, which features the...

Written by Corey Levitan
Layoffs are Latest Immersive Experience at AREA15 in Vegas
November 22, 2024

Layoffs are Latest Immersive Experience at AREA15 in Vegas

AREA15 has confirmed that it is in the midst of a “restructuring ... to address evolving marketplace conditions,” as it said in a statement. The number of employees to be laid off wasn’t disclosed, and...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Cronut Creator Sets Opening Date, Guest House
November 22, 2024

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Cronut Creator Sets Opening Date, Guest House

Dominique Ansel will launch his second Strip eatery, Dominique Ansel Marché, at Paris Las Vegas on Friday, December 6. The new eatery will join Dominique Ansel Bakery, which the James Beard Award-winning French pastry chef opened at Caesars Palace in 2022....

Written by Corey Levitan
F1-ed OVER: Grand Prix to Wreck Las Vegas Show Revenue Again
November 21, 2024

F1-ed OVER: Grand Prix to Wreck Las Vegas Show Revenue Again

It’s not only restaurants and casinos that are taking a huge business hit from this week’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, though they’re the only ones that have sued so far. The operators of Las...

Written by Corey Levitan
Brad Pitt Now Filming an F1 Movie Around Las Vegas
November 21, 2024

Brad Pitt Now Filming an F1 Movie Around Las Vegas

Brad Pitt may be an F1 fan, but that’s not the primary reason he was spotted around town during last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. Nor is it why he has returned, along with...

Written by Corey Levitan
Most Regrettable Las Vegas Experiences
November 20, 2024

Most Regrettable Las Vegas Experiences

Las Vegas offers dozens of ways to regret losing your money in each and every casino. This is a warning about some of the most popular nongambling ways. We’ve tried, and thoroughly regretted, all of...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Jason Aldean Sets Date to Fight Blake Shelton (Restaurant-Wise)
November 19, 2024

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Jason Aldean Sets Date to Fight Blake Shelton (Restaurant-Wise)

Do enough country music fans visit Las Vegas every weekend to make Jason Aldean’s new Southern restaurant and honky-tonk just as successful as Blake Shelton’s almost identical Ole Red across the Strip and a 10-minute...

Written by Corey Levitan
Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch Brothel Near Vegas Demolished
November 19, 2024

Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch Brothel Near Vegas Demolished

One month after Las Vegas lost the Tropicana, another institution that locals and tourists visited but didn’t talk about as much was demolished. Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch, located 80 miles outside Sin City in Nevada's...

Written by Corey Levitan
Robert Telles, Las Vegas Journalist Killer, Files Appeal
November 18, 2024

Robert Telles, Las Vegas Journalist Killer, Files Appeal

Robert Telles, the former county administrator convicted of murdering the Las Vegas reporter who investigated him, filed a notice on Monday appealing that conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court. In August, Telles, now 48, was...

Written by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: Royal Nevada Casino Hotel, 1955-58
November 18, 2024

LOST VEGAS: Royal Nevada Casino Hotel, 1955-58

The Royal Nevada opened on April  19, 1955 and closed on January 30, 1958, making it one of the shortest-lived Las Vegas casino resorts. What happened in between was a clusterf*** of bad timing, bad...

Written by Corey Levitan