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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

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Cuban at Flamingo, Crossroads Burgers Dead-Ends at Resorts World

Flamingo Las Vegas is getting a Cuban restaurant. According to Scott Roeben of Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blog, Havana 1957 will move into the vacated Tropical Breeze Café space across from the resort’s vacated buffet space. Havana 1957 is a chain with...

Corey Levitan July 10, 2023

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: What Happened in Room 123 at Circus Circus

A mother and son haunt Room 123 of the Circus Circus casino hotel, where she murdered him before taking her own life. This series has tackled nearly 50 Vegas myths so far without resorting to the supernatural -- other than calling out...

Corey Levitan July 10, 2023

Private Jet from Las Vegas Crashes in California Fog, Killing 6

Six Southern California residents died when a private jet flying from Harry Reid International Airport crashed near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, Calif. on Saturday. The victims were identified as: Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, of Murrieta Riese Lenders, 25, of Rancho Palos...

Corey Levitan July 9, 2023

Las Vegas May Run Out of Private Jet Parking for F1 Grand Prix

It’s not a problem that plagues Las Vegas during NASCAR weekends. In fact, it’s not a problem Las Vegas has faced before. But so many more private jets than average are expected to fly in for the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas...

Corey Levitan July 8, 2023

Comic Jo Koy Stands Up to Buy $10M Las Vegas Mansion

Jo Koy is cashing in on his huge recent standup success with an appropriately huge Las Vegas home purchase. The 52-year-old, who in November became the first comedian to headline and sell out the Strip’s T-Mobile Arena, shelled out $10 million for...

Corey Levitan July 7, 2023

Alex Jones to Headline Far-Right Rally Near Las Vegas

A two-day Christian nationalist conference in North Las Vegas next month will feature conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and 50 other right-wing speakers, including comedian Roseanne Barr. The “ReAwaken America Tour” is expected to gather 5,000 people at Craig Ranch Regional Park on...

Corey Levitan July 7, 2023

Britney Spears Gets Smacked at Las Vegas Casino Resort

Britney Spears wanted a photo with NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama. What she got instead, according to multiple reports, is a smack in the face. According to TMZ, which broke the story, the pop star was entering the restaurant Catch at Aria Resort...

Corey Levitan July 6, 2023

Las Vegas Strip Tease: Dita Von Teese to ‘Reimagine the Showgirl’ in New Residency

Burlesque revivalist Dita Von Teese will perform a Las Vegas residency on the Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas, it was announced on Thursday. “Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review” opens October 5 at the Jubilee Theater. That's the venue that hosted "Jubilee!"...

Corey Levitan July 6, 2023

Cirque’s Las Vegas ‘O’ Show Gets OSHA Investigation After Diver Breaks Neck

“O,” the  Cirque du Soleil show at the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, is under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the US Department of Labor agency responsible for overseeing workplace safety. The investigation, first revealed by the...

Corey Levitan July 5, 2023
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Formula 1 Announces Las Vegas Grand Prix Dates for 2024

The asphalt is still months away from being poured for the debut Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Yet F1 on Wednesday morning announced Nov. 21-23, 2024, as the dates for its follow-up edition. “We have plenty of racing to look forward...

Corey Levitan July 5, 2023