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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

Poker Pro Could Win $1M Shedding Body Fat by 2024 WSOP

Shaun Deeb is quite literally putting his money where his mouth is. According to Poker News, the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year has bet fellow poker pro Bill Perkins that he can achieve 17% body fat by...

Corey Levitan March 29, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Emmitt Smith Recovers Ball, New Lotus of Siam, Brisson-Rocheleau Breakup

It’s been almost a year and a half since former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith announced the imminent opening of his first fine-dining establishment. (No, Emmitt’s Las Vegas won't be a sports bar.) Whatever the reason for the delay, Smith’s restaurant...

Corey Levitan March 29, 2023

Dinosaur Attraction to Open at New Horseshoe Las Vegas

An animatronic dinosaur experience is set to open April 10 at the newly rebranded Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally’s). Dino Safari, to be located next to the Cabinet of Curiosities, is a walk-through attraction featuring slow-moving animatronic replicas of 30 dinosaurs. It...

Corey Levitan March 29, 2023

2nd Lake Mead Body IDed as Victim of 1974 Drowning

Donald P. Smith of North Las Vegas was the person whose remains were found at Lake Mead’s Callville Bay during separate discoveries on Oct. 17 and 19, 2022. Clark County officials made the announcement on Tuesday, March 28. Smith, 39, was reported...

Corey Levitan March 28, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Killers to Play Life is Beautiful, New Madonna Date, Smashing Pumpkins Tour, EDC Week

The lineup for the 10th annual Life is Beautiful festival, set for downtown Las Vegas from September 22 to 24, was announced on Tuesday morning. It includes Las Vegas' own The Killers on Friday, hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar on Saturday, and electronic...

Corey Levitan March 28, 2023

Colorado River Snowpack Reaches 158%, Easing Las Vegas Drought

Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County are now in a “severe drought.” That sounds bad, but it’s actually two entire categories of drought better than the “exceptional drought” the region was in only seven months ago. The US Drought Monitor, which defines...

Corey Levitan March 28, 2023

Adele Announces 34 More Las Vegas Dates and Concert Film

Adele fans who missed seeing the singer’s 32-date Las Vegas residency will have 34 more chances this year. Weekends With Adele at Caesars Palace will resume its run on  June 16 and continue through November 4. The next string of dates will...

Corey Levitan March 26, 2023

What Last-Minute Tix For Taylor Swift in Las Vegas Will Cost You

Just won a hand playing blackjack and looking to put your winnings to good use? Save them for a car because last-minute tickets to see Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras tour stop at Allegiant Stadium this weekend are cheaper than you might think....

Corey Levitan March 23, 2023

Lake Mead’s Deepest Water Intake Opening May No Longer be Deep Enough to Serve Las Vegas

Even the deepest intake straw pumping water from Lake Mead to the nearby Las Vegas region, which gets 90% of its water from the nation's largest reservoir, may no longer be deep enough. . Last week, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)...

Corey Levitan March 22, 2023

KISS Cofounder Gene Simmons Sells Las Vegas Home Without Profiting

KISS leader Gene Simmons and his wife, Shannon Tweed, have finally sold their Las Vegas mansion and an adjacent lot where Simmons had 137 trees planted. According to multiple reports, the 73-year bassist and 66-year-old actress got $11M. That’s $4M less than...

Corey Levitan March 22, 2023