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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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2027 stories by Corey Levitan

Mirage Announces F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Tickets

Hard Rock International, the new owner of The Mirage, this week announced its own viewing structure for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Mirage’s Grandstands will seat up to 3,000 people. Prices for the new tickets weren’t announced. However, earlier...

Corey Levitan March 21, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Sin City Gets 2nd Wahlburgers and 1st Famous Italian Sandwich Shop

The Shoppes at Mandalay Place will host the second Wahlburgers on the Las Vegas Strip. The hamburger chain will open "in late March" at the former Burger Bar, which closed in January 2021, according to a March 21 press release. Wahlburgers is...

Corey Levitan March 21, 2023

Construction Stops on Dream Las Vegas, Funding Blamed

Construction on Dream Las Vegas has stalled in tandem with the developers’ financing plans, according to a new report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Between $25M and $30M are owed by the developer for the boutique luxury hotel, the newspaper reported. In...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2023

Las Vegas Police Conduct Airbnb Spot-Checks to Bust Spring Break Parties

Las Vegas police are conducting random spot checks on Airbnb and other short-term rental houses, hoping to catch underage spring break drinkers and noisy parties in the act. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told KSNV-TV that officers visit...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2023

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