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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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1903 stories by Corey Levitan

CONCACAF Finals Soccer Coming to Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium

CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football) will bring the other kind of football back to Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium this summer. The news was announced on Monday. The second CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) Finals will see four...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2023

Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium Nearly Doubled 2022 Tourism Forecast

Nearly half of the 1.7M fans who packed sporting and music events at Allegiant Stadium in 2022 were tourists, according to a new report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. That is nearly double the number that was originally forecast. Stadium Authority chair...

Corey Levitan March 18, 2023

Broadway Hit ‘SIX’ to Open at Venetian Las Vegas March 21

The Las Vegas Strip gets a brand new production show next week, when the Tony Award-winning “SIX the Musical” debuts at the Venetian in the midst of a dicey time for such projects. Created by Tony Award-winning Toby Marlow and its co-director,...

Corey Levitan March 17, 2023

Weed-Themed Magic Show Headed to Las Vegas

Ben Zabin dropped out of college in his freshman year to pursue his dream of becoming a magician. When that didn’t work out, he became a weed dealer instead. Now, he's figured out how to combine his two greatest loves. Zabin, 24,...

Corey Levitan March 15, 2023

Report: Usher Fires Dancer Who Tripped Him During Las Vegas Show — VIDEO

Usher has reportedly fired a dancer who tripped him during a recent performance of his Las Vegas concert residency at Park MGM. The incident occurred while Usher sang his hit, “Don’t Waste My Time,” on roller skates. Video of the incident, uploaded...

Corey Levitan March 15, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Keith Urban Extends Residency, Adele Expected to Add More Shows, Drake Returns After 5 Years

Adele is about to announce more dates for her Caesars Palace residency, “Weekends With Adele,” a source tells Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blogger Scott Roeben. Exactly when the superstar will return after her current commitment concludes on March 25 remains up in...

Corey Levitan March 14, 2023

‘It’-Themed Escape Room Opens in Las Vegas

Escape IT Chapter One, a multiroom escape attraction based on the Andy Muschietti movie adaptions of Stephen King's novel, "It," is now open in Las Vegas. Located near Symphony Park in downtown Las Vegas, the 30K-square-foot former warehouse is a 10-minute drive...

Corey Levitan March 14, 2023

North Dakota Legislature Mulling Fate of Pull-Tab Machines

Gaming regulators in North Dakota are awaiting legislative clarification on the future of electronic pull-tab machines in the state. Two very different bills -- Senate Bill 2304 and House Bill 1484 -- are winding their way through the state legislature to address...

Corey Levitan March 13, 2023

David Blaine Continues Las Vegas Magic Show Despite On-Stage Injury

After David Blaine injured himself while performing on Saturday night at Resorts World in Las Vegas, the magician sought treatment for his dislocated right shoulder. However, where most performers would have done so backstage in private, Blaine made his painful predicament part...

Corey Levitan March 12, 2023

Las Vegas Culinary Union, Convention Center Food Provider Avert Strike with Late-Night Deal

A mere six hours before a strike set for 6 a.m. Saturday, March 11, representatives of the Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 unions reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract for 400 of their food and beverage workers...

Corey Levitan March 11, 2023