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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

Mötley Crüe to Play Third Vegas Residency – Without Mick Mars

Mötley Crüe will play its third Las Vegas residency sometime in 2024, as previously revealed by singer Vince Neil to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. However, the residency will not include Mick Mars. The founding guitarist for the ’80s hair metal band is...

Corey Levitan November 11, 2022

MGM Will Build a Grandstand On Bellagio Lake for Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

MGM Resorts International will build a grandstand over the lake at the Bellagio resort for viewing the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the company announced this week. MGM is calling it "one of the world's most exclusive live sports-viewing experiences" that...

Corey Levitan November 11, 2022

MSG Sphere Cost Inflates $175M to $2.175B

Inflation has ballooned the cost of the MSG Sphere another $175 million to $2.175 billion, executives with Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. reported this week. The 17,500-seat round entertainment venue — under construction behind The Venetian Expo — is reportedly due to...

Corey Levitan November 10, 2022

Historic Rodeo Back in Downtown Las Vegas Saddle

Las Vegas Days, an annual western-themed parade and celebration of Las Vegas’ history, will offer two days of rodeo at the CORE Arena at the Plaza Hotel on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12, 2022. Admission is free for the rodeo,...

Corey Levitan November 10, 2022

Las Vegas Drag Races Saved by 11th-Hour Glue Donation

Just hours after canceling its E.T. Bracket Nationals on Wednesday because of a shortage of traction compound, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway reinstated its annual Thanksgiving drag race series thanks to an unexpected donation. The races — where drivers of dragsters and...

Corey Levitan November 10, 2022
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LeBron James Trade and Other Fake Sports Tweets Wreak Twitter Havoc

A verified Twitter account pretending to represent Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James requested a trade back to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier today. That sparked a Twitter frenzy among sports fans. It was the result of a deeply questionable new policy rolled...

Corey Levitan November 9, 2022

Historical Donut Walking Tour to Launch in Las Vegas

If you love historical walking tours but hate their lack of saturated fat and sugar, then Las Vegas has the perfect new attraction. Sin City will soon launch the 12th Underground Donut Tour in the US. This new attraction will shuttle patrons...

Corey Levitan November 8, 2022

Donny & Marie Osmond Reunite on Las Vegas Strip

For the first time in three years, Donnie and Marie Osmond sang together on a Las Vegas stage on Saturday night. It was only for a song. But it was the memory of a lifetime for the fans who filled Harrah’s showroom...

Corey Levitan November 7, 2022

System of a Down, Korn to Headline New Las Vegas Metal Music Festival

What the "When We Were Young" festival meant to fans of emo music, another new music festival – set to debut on the same Las Vegas field – will mean to fans of nu metal. "Sick New World," scheduled for the Las...

Corey Levitan November 7, 2022

Australia’s Crown Resorts Fined $77M USD for Misconduct

Crown's Melbourne, Australia casino has been slammed with two fines totaling AUD 120 million (USD 77.3 million). The fines levied by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) are for breaching South Australia’s Responsible Service of Gambling legislation. The Aussie casino...

Corey Levitan November 6, 2022