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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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2277 stories by Corey Levitan

Poker World Freaks Over Heads-Up Tourney Surrender

Here’s one you don’t see every day. William Pinkerton – a heads-up player in a $400 buy-in tournament held last week at the Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor in Maryland – was down 6-to-1 to Jacob Mitich, with at...

Corey Levitan February 7, 2023

Filling Lake Mead with Mississippi River Water No Longer a Pipe Dream

Despite recent rains, the water level in Lake Mead – which supplies Las Vegas with 90% of its water – was 1,046.94 feet above sea level on Feb. 2. That’s only 28% of its full capacity. And cutting water use, even drastically,...

Corey Levitan February 7, 2023

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Gordon Ramsay, New Echo & Rig, Expanding into Liberace, More

Gordon Ramsay made what was billed as a surprise appearance on February 4 at his "Hell’s Kitchen" in Caesars Palace. It celebrated the fifth anniversary of the first of his five US locations for the restaurant brand. While the exact timing of...

Corey Levitan February 7, 2023

‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Arraigned for Sex with Minors

Nathan Chasing Horse – a former actor who starred in the movie Dances With Wolves – was arraigned Monday in Las Vegas. He faces felony charges that he sexually abused and trafficked Indigenous women and underage girls. The 46-year-old member of the...

Corey Levitan February 6, 2023

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