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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

Final Restored Neon Signs to be Relit Monday Along Las Vegas Blvd. North

Eight more refurbished neon signs have been installed along Las Vegas Boulevard medians just north of the Strip. They will be relit Monday, May 15 at sunset to celebrate the 118th anniversary of the founding of Las Vegas. The newly refurbished and...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP — Free Deadmau5 Show, Frankie Valli, more

Deadmau5 will perform a free block party at Las Vegas’ Commercial Center on Thursday, May 18. The legendary DJ will perform at 9 p.m., following Bella Strings at 7 p.m. and Frank Perez at 8 p.m. The concert, expected to draw a...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2023

Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Passes Away at 89

The poker world is reeling from the loss of one of its biggest stars. Doyle Brunson, considered the godfather of poker, died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was 89. His cause of death has yet to be announced. “It is with a...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2023

Remembering the Las Vegas Strip’s Founding Mother

The Las Vegas Strip has a founding mother, not a founding father. On Mother's Day, we remember Alice Morris, founder and proprietor the Red Rooster, the very first licensed casino on Las Vegas Boulevard. No, mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel didn’t create the...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2023

Adele Crushes Gaga for Las Vegas Gross Per Show — Report

A new report in the New York Post claims that the “Weekends with Adele” residency in Las Vegas will have averaged $2.5 million per night in ticket sales over its 60 shows. If true, that crushes Lady Gaga’s “Enigma and Jazz &...

Corey Levitan May 12, 2023

Casino.org’s Insider Tips For Las Vegas Visitors

You love visiting Las Vegas because it’s unlike any other destination. That’s not always a good thing, however, especially for those unprepared for how different it can be. Here are some insider tips you’ll wish someone told you before your first trip....

Corey Levitan May 12, 2023

Nevada Lawmakers, Sony Want to Build Las Vegas Film Studios

In an effort to lure more Hollywood production to Nevada, state legislators have proposed a massive expansion of the state’s film tax credits. And they already have a customer waiting. If Senate Bill 496 passes, Sony Pictures is prepared to commit up...

Corey Levitan May 11, 2023

First Look at What’s Replacing Hawaiian Marketplace on Las Vegas Strip

Pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip were the first to catch a first look at what will replace the Hawaiian Marketplace. The downscale collection of tattoo and CBD shops, bars, and cheap eats that was looking increasingly out of place amid its...

Corey Levitan May 11, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: LPM Levitates Cosmo, Flanker Opens, The Dorsey Dies

LPM Restaurant & Bar will debut this fall, lending a French Riviera vibe to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The restaurant will slip into the vacancy left when the 250-capacity Greek restaurant Estiatorio Milos relocated to The Venetian in 2020, giving it...

Corey Levitan May 11, 2023

Oakland Plans Boycott to Keep A’s From Las Vegas Move

Oakland A’s fans plan a “reverse boycott” during their home game Tuesday, June 13th against the Tampa Bay Rays. Instead of staying away from the game, they say they plan to pack as many A’s fans into Oakland Coliseum as possible to...

Corey Levitan May 10, 2023