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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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2099 stories by Corey Levitan

Las Vegas Eyes Second Major Airport to Open 2037

Harry Reid International Airport hosted a record high of 52.6 million passengers in 2022, according to figures it released on Monday. That shatters its previous record of 51.5 million, set in 2019, representing nearly 13 million more travelers and a 32.6 percent...

Corey Levitan February 6, 2023

From O.J. Simpson to Britney Spears Scandals: Las Vegas Hotel Rooms They Don’t Want You Renting

The hardest hotel reservations in Las Vegas aren’t in the Palms Fantasy Tower or atop the Bellagio. They’re the rooms that hosted some of Las Vegas’s most infamous celebrity events, crimes and misconduct. Staying in some of the rooms on this list...

Corey Levitan February 3, 2023

David Koresh’s 1968 Chevy Camaro For Sale in Las Vegas

The car once owned by fallen cult leader David Koresh is for sale in Las Vegas. The Vegas Auto Gallery expects the black 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 427 Coupe – distastefully nicknamed “Armageddon’s Relic” – to fetch six figures. The 500-horsepower Camaro,...

Corey Levitan February 2, 2023

Valentine’s Day Dining on the Las Vegas Strip

All you need is love – and reservations – on the Las Vegas Strip for Valentine’s Day. That's because the holiday is one of the busiest restaurant days of the year. Here are the most romantic Strip restaurants offering prix-fixe menus on...

Corey Levitan February 2, 2023

Casino Chips Used by Mobile Ring to Launder Illegal Pot Profits, Feds Say

Damario Kentel King was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison this week for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. The 35-year-old Mobile, Ala. resident admitted to smuggling 400-700 kilograms of marijuana from January 2018 through May 2021 – enough to roll more than...

Corey Levitan February 1, 2023

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Snoop Dogg, Jacksons Concert Dates

Beyoncé' has announced a concert stop at Allegiant Stadium on August 26. It’s part of her upcoming global tour called “Renaissance,” which features music from her latest album of the same name. In its announcement today, promoter Live Nation says that verified...

Corey Levitan February 1, 2023

‘Dances with Wolves’ Star Busted in Las Vegas for Sex with Minors

Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse for sexually assaulting indigenous girls as young as 13. The crimes were allegedly committed over the span of two decades, according to a 50-page search warrant obtained by the...

Corey Levitan February 1, 2023

Las Vegas Airport Opens Pop-Up Marriage License Bureau Ahead of Valentine’s Day

Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine’s Day. More than 1,500 marriage licenses are issued during the days leading up to and including Feb. 14. That’s double the number of licenses issued during an average non-holiday period. So why...

Corey Levitan January 31, 2023

One of Iowa’s Last Three Riverboat Casinos Moving Ashore

The number of Iowa casinos that float will soon sink by 33.3%. The Casino Queen Marquette was granted permission last week by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) to move its 17K square-foot gambling floor – including more than 400 slot...

Corey Levitan January 30, 2023

Fake History: ‘Historic’ Showgirl Sign isn’t the Original

One small detail was missing from reports this weekend that “the famous Lido de Paris sign” – from the very first showgirl show on the Las Vegas Strip – is about to be relit by the Neon Museum for the first time...

Corey Levitan January 30, 2023