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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

GoCar Self-Guided Sightseeing Vehicles Launch in Las Vegas

Self-guided tours of Las Vegas are available starting Thursday, March 2 via GoCar, a company that operates the same service in San Francisco, San Diego, and Monterey, Calif. The cars are based on the Arcimoto FUV platform and can drive autonomously. However,...

Corey Levitan March 1, 2023

Las Vegas Mansion For Sale With Its Own Private Italian Street

In Las Vegas, it's not only the casino hotels that have fake Italian streets. One of its private residences has one, too. The 9,771 square-foot designer mansion at 15 Bright Hollow Court features a fake cobblestone streetscape. It includes fake second-floor balconies,...

Corey Levitan February 28, 2023

January’s Las Vegas Room Rates Beat Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tourism is still down about 4% from pre-pandemic levels, but continuing to recover steadily, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA)’s most recent monthly report. And the revenue is completely back for Sin City’s resorts. Hotel occupancy last month...

Corey Levitan February 28, 2023

$11K and $14K Bellagio Fountain Club Tix on Sale for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

MGM Resorts International announced on Tuesday a second option for viewing the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix from its Bellagio Fountains from November 16-18, 2023. Noting that packages for its Bellagio Grandstands experience “sold out quickly” after going on sale last...

Corey Levitan February 28, 2023

Rocker Vince Neil’s Former Las Vegas Home Listed for $2.7M

Vince Neil’s former home is listed for sale in Vegas. The lead singer for hair metal band Mötley Crüe lived in the two-story Mediterranean Revival-style house at 4980 Mountain Creek Drive for 15 years, purchasing it new in 2002. For around the...

Corey Levitan February 27, 2023

Las Vegas Date Set for Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia Boxing Superfight

The first superfight of 2023 is official. Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan Garcia -- which boxing fans have spent years clamoring for -- is set for April 22 in Las Vegas. A venue has yet to be announced for the 12-round, non-title...

Corey Levitan February 24, 2023

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Oct. 1 Witnesses Were Killed a Month Later in a Cover-up

These Las Vegas massacre conspiracy theories are an insult not only to the intelligence, but to the families of those who were senselessly murdered. But busting myths is the function of this series, and since there are so many Oct. 1, 2017...

Corey Levitan February 24, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: New ‘When We Were Young’ Festival & Usher Dates, LV Raider Raps

The long-awaited third iteration of the “When We Were Young” punk and emo music festival has added a second date. Presale tickets for Sunday, Oct. 22, will go on sale at 5 p.m. ET Friday, February 24 via whenwewereyoungfestival.com, with any remaining...

Corey Levitan February 23, 2023

Convicted Felon Shoots Self with ‘Ghost Gun’ at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

A convicted felon accidentally shot himself on the Cosmopolitan's casino floor on the Las Vegas Strip, KLAS-TV reported first on Thursday morning. Ronnie Delouth, 30, was rushed to UMC hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to the report, after...

Corey Levitan February 23, 2023

Jewish Group Bringing First Orthodox Passover to Las Vegas Strip

When it comes to celebrating Passover, the commemoration of the Hebrews’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, Las Vegas is a place observant Jewish tourists traditionally pass over. Not that there aren’t options. Many temples hold open seders. And the Earl Grey Café at...

Corey Levitan February 22, 2023