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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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2028 stories by Corey Levitan

Hulk Hogan, Professional Wrestling Legend, Dies at 71

Professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died of an apparent heart attack at age 71 in Florida Hogan, a former wrestling world champion, is credited with helping turn professional wrestling into the multimillion-dollar spectacle it is today Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed icon of...

Corey Levitan July 24, 2025

Cardi B, Drai’s Hit with Lawsuit by Woman Hit by Mic in Vegas

The woman Cardi B allegedly hit with a microphone two summers ago is hitting her back with a lawsuit She claims the rapper asked to be doused with a drink, so she complied The woman is also suing Drai's Beachclub, where it...

Corey Levitan July 23, 2025

Treasure Island Ditches Hotel Operator Raddison for Accor

Treasure Island is switching hotel operators from Raddison to Accor By the end of the year, it will rebrand as the first Accor hotel in Las Vegas and the second in the US Accor is the largest hospitality company in Europe and...

Corey Levitan July 23, 2025

Sahara is 2nd Vegas Hotel to Ditch Resort Fees

The Sahara Las Vegas is the second Strip property to eliminate resort fees, which had been $55 per night at the Rat Pack-era property. Like Resorts World, which ditched the annoying add-on last month, the Sahara’s offer is only good for about...

Corey Levitan July 22, 2025

NOT MOVING MOUNTAINS: Popular Desert Art Installation No Longer Leaving Las Vegas

Seven Magic Mountains -- those Day-Glo painted boulders popping out of the desert 20 miles south of the Strip on Interstate 15 -- is not leaving Las Vegas after all. The popular art installation, managed by the Nevada Museum of Art, was...

Corey Levitan July 22, 2025

Las Vegas Requires New Agreement at Check-in to Keep Minors Away from Minibar Alcohol

Beginning September 1, all overnight guests at Las Vegas Strip resorts will be asked to sign an agreement to keep minibar alcohol out of the hands of minors Failure to sign requires all alcohol to be removed from the room  Beginning this...

Corey Levitan July 22, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Real-Life Simpsons House

FOX-TV gave away a replica of "The Simpsons" home in July 1997 The only problem with their plan, which was designed as a PR stunt, is that the winner of the property didn't want the house Die-hard Simpsons fans can still find...

Corey Levitan July 22, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Colosseum Thrown to the Leppards, Babyface Returns, It’s Not Steve Miller Time

Def Leppard roars into Caesars Colosseum Babyface polishes his act at the Pearl Steve Miller says weather concerns will keep him from touring Def Leppard will perform its third Vegas residency next year, its first at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The...

Corey Levitan July 21, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: A Serial Killer Targets Unhoused Tunnel Residents

In the tunnels beneath Las Vegas, a serial killer preys on the unhoused population living there under unfortunate enough circumstances as it is. “It sounds crazy, but it’s true,” said Jay, 45, one of the tunnel’s residents, in a 2023 video posted...

Corey Levitan July 21, 2025

Is a New ‘Hangover Experience’ Coming to Las Vegas?

Ever wake up in a trashed Caesars Palace suite with no memory of the previous night, a tooth missing and Mike Tyson’s tiger chasing you? According to some very flimsy evidence, Warner Bros. is gauging audience interest in a “Hangover Experience.” The...

Corey Levitan July 20, 2025