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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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1983 stories by Corey Levitan

Tupac Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, Avoids Death Penalty

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the self-described gang leader accused in the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, received a little good news during his brief arraignment Thursday in a Las Vegas courtroom. The state said it won’t seek the death penalty for the...

Corey Levitan November 2, 2023

F1 Gets ‘FU’ from Social Media for Blocking Vegas Race Views

It wasn’t just privacy screens that will block views of the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix from pedestrians crossing the bridges above the track. For fans hoping to get a peek at the big race or even a selfie of the Sphere...

Corey Levitan November 1, 2023

Super Bowl Stunt May Be Last Use for Mirage Volcano

The popular Mirage volcano will survive, at least until the end of this year’s Super Bowl. But that’s only because another tourist attraction will cover it up. A temporary display called Paramount Mountain will be erected atop the Mirage volcano, where it...

Corey Levitan November 1, 2023

Celine Dion’s Public Appearance at Golden Knights Game Sparks Hope for Stage Comeback

Celine Dion made a very rare public appearance this week -- her first in more than three years -- that gives her fans hope that their idol will one day return to the concert stage. The Las Vegas icon, whose two Caesars...

Corey Levitan November 1, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Zero Bond for the Wynn, Allegiant’s F1 Dinner Date, Where’s Carla Going?

Zero Bond, an exclusive private Manhattan club serious about its food, is opening its first location outside New York at Wynn Las Vegas in 2025, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “Whether you’re meeting a friend for lunch or a drink, hosting...

Corey Levitan October 31, 2023

F1 Las Vegas Privacy Screens Torn Off Pedestrian Bridges

Someone is vandalizing the hard work that Formula 1 crews have begun on the Strip in preparation for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in three weeks. At least, that’s how officials with F1 and Clark County see it. Ask the “vandals,”...

Corey Levitan October 31, 2023

Las Vegas Water Users List Sees Familiar Casino Names On Top

One list Las Vegas residents usually don't want their names on is the list of Top 100 Residential Water Users. It is published annually by the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) as a way to publicly shame the heaviest guzzlers into...

Corey Levitan October 30, 2023

Taxis Will Cost $15 More During F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Though driving a taxi isn’t nearly as lucrative as driving a Formula 1 car, it will pay $15 more during the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. The Taxicab Authority Board on Monday approved a pilot program slapping a temporary surcharge of...

Corey Levitan October 30, 2023

Adele Pauses Las Vegas Show to Remember Matthew Perry

The late actor Matthew Perry was all anyone was talking about on Saturday -- and that includes one of Las Vegas’ most successful resident singers of all time. Though Adele admitted she never met the Friends star, she dedicated her song, When...

Corey Levitan October 29, 2023

WNBA’s Aces Steal Usher’s Las Vegas Show — Video

After the Las Vegas Aces trounced the New York Liberty in the WNBA finals on Oct. 18, series MVP A’ja Wilson used the occasion of a press conference to issue a somewhat threatening personal invite for the team’s victory celebration. “Usher, I’d...

Corey Levitan October 28, 2023