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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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2099 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Michael Mina Returns to Mandalay for Seconds, Resorts World Planning Rosé Slushery

James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Mina is set to open his second restaurant at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Eyeing a winter opening, Orla will serve seafood dishes from a number of global cuisines, including Mediterranean, North African, Western Asian, and European....

Corey Levitan August 16, 2023

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Huffs Out of Scheduled Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Club Appearance

Crossed wires led to an apparent celebrity blowup at the Cosmopolitan on Saturday night. Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine reportedly stormed out of a scheduled appearance at the Cosmopolitan’s Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails nightclub. The appearance, organized by Clique Hospitality, followed the...

Corey Levitan August 16, 2023

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Presley Didn’t Die on Aug. 16, 1977

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Aug. 16, 2023. Elvis Presley died 46 years ago today... or did he? We admit it. We put off busting this...

Corey Levitan August 16, 2023

Chef’s Lawsuit Explains 2-Year Delay for Emmitt Smith’s Las Vegas Restaurant

The mystery of the nearly two-year wait for the Las Vegas Strip restaurant promised by NFL legend Emmitt Smith has been rendered significantly less mysterious by a lawsuit filed Monday. Rainer Schwarz, who was named head chef of the restaurant last April,...

Corey Levitan August 15, 2023

Shania Twain Announces Third Las Vegas Residency

Shania Twain returns for her third Las Vegas Strip residency in May 2024, when the country superstar begins a 24-show stint at Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater. “Shania Twain: Come On Over – The Las Vegas Residency – All The Hits!” will kick...

Corey Levitan August 15, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Venetian to be Daryl’s House, New NYE EDM Festival from EDC

Daryl Hall (of & Oates fame) brings his hugely popular “Live from Daryl’s House” show to The Venetian at 7:30 p.m. November 8. His special guest will be Todd Rundgren. The online music jam series has given a second wind to Hall's career. Tickets,...

Corey Levitan August 14, 2023

Hard Rock’s Center Bar May Return to Virgin Las Vegas

It looks as though the future of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas may depend in no small part on its past. Cliff Atkinson -- the former Fontainebleau Las Vegas president who was installed last month as Virgin Hotels' new president -- says...

Corey Levitan August 13, 2023

Kendall Jenner Tends Bar at Wynn Las Vegas

If you happened into Casa Playa, Wynn Las Vegas’ Mexican food nightspot, on Wednesday night, Aug. 9, you might have recognized one of the bartenders. Kendall Jenner, the 27-year-old daughter of Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) and Kris Jenner, was on hand to mix...

Corey Levitan August 11, 2023

Sports Gambling Hall of Fame to Induct Mob Associate Lefty Rosenthal

One of the first honorees celebrated by the new Sports Gambling Hall of Fame wouldn't be able to attend the ceremony even if he were still alive. The organization's first induction ceremony happens tonight, Friday, Aug. 11, at downtown Las Vegas’ Circa...

Corey Levitan August 11, 2023

KISS OFF! Biloxi’s Long-Closed Margaritaville Casino Sells to Another Buyer

The Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant, which has sat empty on the waterfront in Biloxi, Miss. for nine years, was sold on Thursday, but not to the rock band KISS. According to the Sun Herald newspaper, the buyer is MIC, a company owned...

Corey Levitan August 10, 2023