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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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2586 stories by Corey Levitan

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

Written by Corey Levitan
LA Rapper Blueface Arrested in Las Vegas
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...

Written by Corey Levitan
Billy Joel to ‘Open’ New Stage at Fallsview Casino in Canada
November 15, 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...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas’ A Little White Wedding Chapel Sold
November 14, 2022

Las Vegas’ A Little White Wedding Chapel Sold

After 71 happy years together, A Little White Wedding Chapel and the woman who cared for her, Charolette Richards, are going their separate ways. Richards sold her world-famous business at 1301 Las Vegas Blvd. South...

Written by Corey Levitan
Tilman Fertitta Adds California’s Most Expensive Hotel to His Monopoly Board
November 14, 2022

Tilman Fertitta Adds California’s Most Expensive Hotel to His Monopoly Board

Even with construction on his new Las Vegas Strip resort moving forward – and a speculated takeover bid of Wynn Resorts in the works – billionaire Tilman Fertitta still had $650 million lying around to...

Written by Corey Levitan
Wynn Announces $1M F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Package
November 14, 2022

Wynn Announces $1M F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Package

While Formula 1 fans have been expecting MGM Resorts to announce upcoming race and hotel packages for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in the six-figure range, Wynn Las Vegas has upped even that absurd...

Written by Corey Levitan
Meet Mattress Mack: Exclusive Casino.org Q&A
November 12, 2022

Meet Mattress Mack: Exclusive Casino.org Q&A

Texas furniture proprietor Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale’s last visit to Las Vegas was unlike any other in history. On Thursday night, Mack boarded a private jet with a $30 million check from Caesars Sportsbook. A...

Written by Corey Levitan
Mötley Crüe to Play Third Vegas Residency – Without Mick Mars
November 11, 2022

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...

Written by Corey Levitan
MGM Will Build a Grandstand On Bellagio Lake for Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
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...

Written by Corey Levitan
MSG Sphere Cost Inflates $175M to $2.175B
November 10, 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...

Written by Corey Levitan