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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

New England Patriots Owner Gifts VIP Experience to Fan Harassed at Las Vegas Raiders Home Game

Video went viral of a New England Patriots fan keeping his cool while being harassed by a Las Vegas Raiders fan at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 18. After, Pats owner Robert Kraft contacted the fan to offer his gratitude, along with...

Corey Levitan December 24, 2022

‘Puppetry of the Penis’ Holding Las Vegas Auditions

Puppetry of the Penis – an off-Las Vegas Strip comedic performance-art show featuring two male performers twisting their privates into balloon-animal contortions – has announced the “World’s First Penis Job Fair,” according to a press statement. That's the show's way of saying...

Corey Levitan December 23, 2022

Caesars Unveils $5M Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix Package

Got a thing for Formula 1 and a spare $5 million burning a hole in your pocket? Caesars Entertainment has the solution to your problem. Its "Emperor Package" is the most exorbitant method possible of viewing the Nov. 18, 2023 race, short...

Corey Levitan December 23, 2022

Nevada Gaming Commission Approves New Regulations to Thwart Cyberattacks

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved an amendment to regulations designed to protect the state’s gaming industry from cyberattacks that could cripple operations and breach customer information. The regulation, which goes into effect on January 1, requires operators to report all...

Corey Levitan December 23, 2022

Las Vegas Meat Loaf Musical ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Canceled Mid-Run

Bat Out of Hell — The Musical is bat out of luck. It will close at the Paris Theatre in Las Vegas on Jan. 1, a mere 12 weeks after opening at the venue that was custom-designed for it. According to the...

Corey Levitan December 22, 2022

Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas Sneak Peek Tour

Stepping over disconnected duct pipes, paint-stained plastic sheeting, and various construction tools, Casino.org couldn’t have been treated to a tour of the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas under any more fitting circumstances. Punk rock – arguably birthed in 1976 by the...

Corey Levitan December 22, 2022

Las Vegas Planning African American Museum

Las Vegas city government officials are developing an African American Museum and Cultural Center somewhere on Las Vegas’ Historic Westside. About five miles northwest of the Strip, this community was home to the Moulin Rouge, which became the first fully integrated casino...

Corey Levitan December 21, 2022

Progressive Poker Player Tips Dealers $77K After $1.7M Win

A New Jersey gambler won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at an Atlantic City casino this weekend. The lucky winner, identified only as a Monmouth County woman and “longtime customer,” hit a $1,681,458.40 mega jackpot at Harrah’s Resort on...

Corey Levitan December 20, 2022

Mobbed-Up Las Vegas Strip Club Crazy Horse Too Finally Torn Down

Not every Las Vegas implosion is bad. On Dec. 18, the Crazy Horse Too – a notoriously shady strip club with established ties to old-school gangsters – was imploded by the city after three recent fires and recently discovered asbestos rendered it...

Corey Levitan December 20, 2022

Silverton Reportedly Robbed, 4th Las Vegas Casino in 5 Weeks

The cage at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas was robbed Tuesday morning, according to a report by KLAS-TV. This is the region’s fourth casino cage robbery in just over five weeks. Sources told the news station that a person arrived at...

Corey Levitan December 20, 2022