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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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UPDATE: Impostor Las Vegas Restaurants Removed by Uber Eats
April 23, 2024

UPDATE: Impostor Las Vegas Restaurants Removed by Uber Eats

UPDATE: Uber Eats has paused onboarding any new restaurants in the Las Vegas area as it investigates the claims brought to its attention by the following report. The company has also set up an email,...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Morgan Wallen Opening Ole Red Clone, Last Roundup for Holsteins at Cosmo
April 22, 2024

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Morgan Wallen Opening Ole Red Clone, Last Roundup for Holsteins at Cosmo

Looks like Blake Shelton will soon no longer be the only one in the country-star-opens-a-restaurant-and-bar-in-Nashville-and-then-Vegas business. Morgan Wallen -- called “the biggest country star of the 2020s” by the New York Times -- is opening...

Written by Corey Levitan
Brightline West High-Speed Vegas-to LA Rail Breaks Ground
April 22, 2024

Brightline West High-Speed Vegas-to LA Rail Breaks Ground

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hammered in a pretend rail spike in Las Vegas on Monday morning, ceremonially kicking off the work on Brightline West. Hopefully the project will prove more real. A high-speed passenger...

Written by Corey Levitan
Paralyzed former ‘O’ at Bellagio Las Vegas Performer Sues Cirque du Soleil
April 21, 2024

Paralyzed former ‘O’ at Bellagio Las Vegas Performer Sues Cirque du Soleil

A former Cirque du Soleil performer left paralyzed from the neck down is suing the company for the injuries he suffered during a performance of “O” at Bellagio Las Vegas last year. Kyle Mitrione, a...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Rat Pack Referred to Themselves That Way
April 19, 2024

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Rat Pack Referred to Themselves That Way

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Nov. 20, 2023. There was never a show in Las Vegas in which Frank Sinatra, Dean...

Written by Corey Levitan
Did Burlesque Just Replace the Las Vegas Showgirl Show?
April 18, 2024

Did Burlesque Just Replace the Las Vegas Showgirl Show?

Burlesque has existed as an American art form since the 1860s, but it’s peaking again, and Las Vegas seems to be where. "Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review," opened by the international queen of burlesque...

Written by Corey Levitan
Casino Chip Grabber Added to Nevada’s Black Book
April 18, 2024

Casino Chip Grabber Added to Nevada’s Black Book

Neal Ahmad Hearne, a man who grabbed thousands of dollars worth of casino chips from table games at 15 Las Vegas casinos, has become the 37th person added to Nevada’s so-called “black book.” That the...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Ciao Bella Vita, Parm to Aria’s Table, Spirits Lost
April 18, 2024

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Ciao Bella Vita, Parm to Aria’s Table, Spirits Lost

Las Vegas restaurateur Sergio Montegrande has closed all three of his Bella Vita Italian restaurants, which have been locals favorites since he opened his original Henderson location in 2015. Usually, when this happens, eateries leave a...

Written by Corey Levitan
Aussie Casino Doles Out Millions by Mistake, Then Has Recipients Arrested
April 17, 2024

Aussie Casino Doles Out Millions by Mistake, Then Has Recipients Arrested

Star Casino in Sydney, Australia gave away millions in cash due to a software glitch before casino operators recognized and corrected the error. Their correction included arresting the recipients of the cash. The glitch, introduced...

Written by Corey Levitan
Tropicana Las Vegas Selling Off Entire Furnished Suites Before Implosion
April 17, 2024

Tropicana Las Vegas Selling Off Entire Furnished Suites Before Implosion

The pre-implosion liquidation sale at the Tropicana Las Vegas, which we first told you about last month, just got even weirder. Ohio-based International Content Liquidations (ICL), which had been selling TVs, furniture, art, and lighting...

Written by Corey Levitan