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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

Remembering Suzanne Somers’ Vegas Years

Between "Three’s Company" and ThighMaster, Suzanne Somers earned her keep headlining Las Vegas production shows. The multi-talented star of stage and TV screen, fondly remembered as Chrissy Snow, the ditzy blonde she played on the smash 1970s sitcom, died of breast cancer...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2023

Las Vegas Condo Listed Right Next to MSG Sphere

According to the National Sleep Foundation, 61% of Americans sleep with the TV on. This condo listing in Las Vegas is for those people -- at least the ones who can afford its estimated mortgage of $19,407 per month. “Experience sophistication and...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2023

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Pit Building 95% Complete and 100% Renamed

Ten months after construction began, the Formula 1 Pit Building is nearing its finish line. The 300K square-foot structure will host the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix’s start and finish lines, as well as pit lane, team garages, and an ultra-VIP hospitality...

Corey Levitan October 13, 2023

Black Balled? Londoners Oppose Vegas Sphere’s Second Proposed Location

Two weeks after U2 opened the Sphere at the Venetian, the reviews are positive. Most observers agree  that the venue has changed the skyline for the better and looks likely to do the same for the local economy. While the world’s largest...

Corey Levitan October 12, 2023

Woman Wins Big at Bingo Year After Heart Attack at Same Vegas Tourney

A woman identified as Pam from Massachusetts won $50,000 Wednesday at a bingo tournament at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. There are plenty of lucky people who win many times more than that every day in Las Vegas....

Corey Levitan October 12, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Caesars Ramsays Up for F1

Caesars Entertainment is bringing Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs in for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend on November 16-18. “It is no secret that I am a huge F1 fan, and I have no doubt that Las Vegas will...

Corey Levitan October 12, 2023

Vegas Golden Knights Raise Stanley Cup Banner Out of a Giant Slot Machine

The Vegas Golden Knights hockey team raised their championship banner this week in a uniquely Vegas ceremony. Before opening the '23-'24 season at home in the T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, captain Mark Stone yanked on the lever of a 12-foot-tall slot machine,...

Corey Levitan October 12, 2023

Former Felt Foes Unite to Expose Poker Scam

Two bitter poker rivals have united to expose a social engineering scam that exploited their mutual animosity. Benjamin “Blank Check Ben” Lee and “Wes Side” Wesley Fei, both regulars on the Hustler Casino Live livestream, were also both victimized by a fraudster,...

Corey Levitan October 11, 2023

Maloof Brother Accuses Former Girlfriend of Stealing $400K

Vegas Knights co-owner Gavin Maloof has accused a former girlfriend and one of her friends of stealing more than $400K from him. Along with his family, Gavin co-owned the Palms Casino in Las Vegas and the Sacramento Kings before purchasing the NHL...

Corey Levitan October 11, 2023

Tupac Murder Testimony Could Crack Notorious B.I.G. Murder Case

It's entirely possible that the trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur could uncover evidence that may help solve the murder of another legendary rap star. For nearly three decades, the public has connected the murder of Shakur in Las Vegas with...

Corey Levitan October 11, 2023