Areas of Expertise
1983 stories by Corey Levitan
NASCAR Suspends Driver Noah Gragson For Liking Offensive George Floyd Meme
NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club both indefinitely suspended racecar driver Noah Gragson this weekend for liking a racially insensitive meme. The meme, which appeared on Instagram, made light of the death of George Floyd, whose 2020 murder by a Minneapolis police officer...
Riley Keough Named Sole Trustee of Elvis Presley’s Former Estate
Riley Keough, the eldest of four grandchildren of Elvis Presley, was named the sole trustee of the estate of her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley. The appointment, announced on Sunday, officially settles a legal dispute between Keough and her grandmother, Priscilla Presley,...
The Eagles Close to Landing MSG Sphere Residency — Report
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers the Eagles are “locking in dates” to play the MSG Sphere, according to the New York Post. The newspaper quotes two unnamed sources for its scoop that MSG chair James Dolan has all but secured the...
Las Vegas Strip Likely to Lose Casino Royale
The Casino Royale may be the next Las Vegas icon to meet the wrecking ball. The owners of the casino hotel, a Strip fixture since 1964, just received FAA approval to build a 699-foot tower in the space. The news was broken...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Bad Players Kill the Blackjack Game
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 Sept. 30, 2022. In the game of blackjack, it's a common myth that the player on third base, the...
Las Vegas Police Drop the Mic-Throwing Charges Against Cardi B
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has closed its investigation into the alleged, and now world-famous, battery committed by Cardi B last Saturday at Drai's Beachclub. No charges will be filed. During her performance, Cardi B hurled her microphone at an audience...
Fog Led to Vegas Plane Crash that Killed 6 in July: NTSB
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a thick and unexpected slab of fog contributed to the crash of the jet that killed six Southern California residents on their way home from Las Vegas in the early morning hours of July...
KISS Opens Restaurant as Part of Potawatomi Casino Expansion
The Potawatomi Casino Hotel welcomed rock royalty on Tuesday, August 1. That's when KISS co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley showed up to open their 23rd Rock & Brews as part of the resort's $190 million renovation project. “Look at this place,...
Mic That Cardi B Hurled into Las Vegas Crowd Fetching Nearly $100K on eBay
The microphone that Cardi B hurled into a concert crowd at Drai’s Beachclub on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, July 29, is now a piece of pop culture history that can be yours for $90,900. That’s what it’s fetching after 76...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rio Buffet Won’t Be Back for More
The Carnival World Buffet at Rio Las Vegas, which closed along with the pandemic, won't be back for more. The off-Strip casino resort’s new operator, Dreamscape, who bought the Rio from Caesars Entertainment in 2019, has no appetite for buffets. Instead, it announced...
