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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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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘World’s Most Haunted Object’ at Zak Bagans Museum
November 1, 2024

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘World’s Most Haunted Object’ at Zak Bagans Museum

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Feb. 3, 2023.  The centerpiece of Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Vanderpump’s Fashionably Late Opening, Netflix & Chili, Golf Slices
October 30, 2024

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Vanderpump’s Fashionably Late Opening, Netflix & Chili, Golf Slices

Pinky’s, the third Las Vegas Strip eatery from reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump, will hold its grand opening party on December 5th. That date is via the Las Vegas Review-Journal, though it may not represent...

Written by Corey Levitan
How Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace Looks Right Now
October 30, 2024

How Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace Looks Right Now

We knew it was gone. The destruction of Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace, one of the last surviving relics of retro-Vegas kitsch design on the Strip, began this spring. But seeing it gone -- thanks...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Alt-Rock Festival to Reunite Panic! at the Disco
October 29, 2024

Las Vegas Alt-Rock Festival to Reunite Panic! at the Disco

It looks like 2025’s When We Were Young (WWWY) may be your only chance to ever see Panic! At the Disco, if you haven't already. The alt-rock cavalcade, which just wrapped its 2024 edition less...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Sphere Enters Politics with Harris Campaign Ad
October 29, 2024

Las Vegas Sphere Enters Politics with Harris Campaign Ad

The Harris-Walz campaign has taken out biggest advertisement of the 2024 presidential race on the biggest video screen in the world. The Sphere in Vegas debuted its first political activation on its Exosphere on Tuesday,...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Duran Duran, Rejects Rebook, Santana Won’t Stop
October 28, 2024

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Duran Duran, Rejects Rebook, Santana Won’t Stop

Duran Duran will headline a New Year’s Eve eve show at Fontainebleau’s BleauLive Theater on Monday, December 30. "Duran Duran is more than a hit-making powerhouse, they are an iconic household name that always brings...

Written by Corey Levitan
TikToker Tests How Long It Takes for Vegas’ Costliest Buffets to Boot Her
October 28, 2024

TikToker Tests How Long It Takes for Vegas’ Costliest Buffets to Boot Her

The poor Las Vegas Strip buffet is not only on its last (crab) legs, the handful that remain are under attack from social media influencers with anti-social agendas. In August, a troll who calls himself...

Written by Corey Levitan
Adele Breaks Down When She Spots Celine Dion in Her Audience
October 27, 2024

Adele Breaks Down When She Spots Celine Dion in Her Audience

Though it's not known whether Adele realized that Celine Dion would attend her residency at Caesars Palace on Saturday night, she seemed positively gobsmacked when a security guard pointed out someone she had failed to...

Written by Corey Levitan
Last Call for Las Vegas’ Iconic Downtown Cocktail Room
October 26, 2024

Last Call for Las Vegas’ Iconic Downtown Cocktail Room

The Downtown Cocktail Room, ground zero in the explosion of the Fremont East Entertainment District in downtown Las Vegas, will close in November. “The Downtown sign (has) been a beacon for those seeking great cocktails...

Written by Corey Levitan
New Hope from DOJ for Reviving Las Vegas Hotel Price-Fixing Suit
October 25, 2024

New Hope from DOJ for Reviving Las Vegas Hotel Price-Fixing Suit

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is backing consumers fighting to revive a class-action lawsuit that accuses the major Las Vegas hotel chains of sharing data with each other via algorithms that keep room rates...

Written by Corey Levitan