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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

Las Vegas Flight Hosts Wedding in the Sky

Wedding bells chimed at 30,000 feet for Erin Bright and Jeff Wareing on Saturday, November. 19. The happy couple won the first “Wedding in the Sky VIP Las Vegas Experience,” a contest promoted by low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines in partnership with the...

Corey Levitan November 20, 2022
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Look Who’s Playing Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve – Update: Adele

The epicenter for New Year’s Eve celebrating may still be Times Square. But for at least a decade, the Las Vegas Strip has outstripped it in performing star power. Plus, the shows in Las Vegas occur indoors, where it’s not cold, you...

Corey Levitan November 20, 2022

Taylor Swift Slams Ticketmaster For Canceling Her On-Sale

Taylor Swift did not mention Ticketmaster or its parent company, concert promoter Live Nation, by name when she posted a scathing statement to Instagram on Friday morning. She didn’t have to. The statement came a day after Ticketmaster canceled her upcoming the...

Corey Levitan November 18, 2022

Adele Shares Jitters on Eve of Rescheduled Las Vegas Residency

A trio of long, nervous tweets from Adele on the eve of the debut of her Las Vegas residency probably triggered stress flashbacks among her biggest fans. The last time the 34-year-old singer made a night-before announcement on social media was to...

Corey Levitan November 17, 2022

Ticketmaster Runs Out of Taylor Swift Tix Before Public On-Sale

Ticketmaster sold all the tickets to the Taylor Swift’s upcoming “The Eras Tour” before they ever went on sale to the public. Its public on-sale, set for 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, was canceled the day before. "Due to extraordinarily high demands...

Corey Levitan November 17, 2022

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs in Premiere of his New Las Vegas Musical

As suspected by the giddy crowd on Wednesday night – though it was never officially confirmed – Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda guest-starred in the opening night of Freestyle Love Supreme at the Venetian. That's the improvised hip-hop show he cocreated in 2004...

Corey Levitan November 17, 2022

The 7 Most Unique Las Vegas Airbnbs

With the most famous block of hotel rooms in the world, Las Vegas runs the gamut of places to stay: from the Four Seasons down to Motel 6. So why even consider booking an Airbnb there? Because some Las Vegas accommodations deliver...

Corey Levitan November 16, 2022

Taylor Swift’s Las Vegas Tickets Selling for $95K Each – UPDATE

UPDATE: As of Wednesday, tickets were still available through ticketmaster.com for both Taylor Swift shows at Allegiant stadium (March 24 and 25, 2023), to verified fans with a presale code. The tickets were also being resold on stubhub.com, with single seats for...

Corey Levitan November 16, 2022

LA Rapper Blueface Arrested in Las Vegas

Los Angeles rapper Blueface was arrested on Tuesday in Las Vegas for felony attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He was also charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. The charges stem from an October 8 shooting...

Corey Levitan November 16, 2022

Billy Joel to ‘Open’ New Stage at Fallsview Casino in Canada

Technically, the rock band Live opened the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Stage at Canada’s Fallsview Casino on October 29. But now that the new Niagara Falls concert venue has a real big shot lined up, it’s billing Billy Joel as...

Corey Levitan November 15, 2022