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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

Blink-182 Reunion to Play Las Vegas Festival on World Tour
October 11, 2022

Blink-182 Reunion to Play Las Vegas Festival on World Tour

Blink-182, one of the all-time most beloved pop-punk bands, announced on Tuesday that its most successful lineup has reunited. Drummer Travis Barker, bassist Mark Hoppus, and singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge – the cofounder who left the...

Written by Corey Levitan
Texas’ Largest and Most Popular Poker Club Raided by Police
October 10, 2022

Texas’ Largest and Most Popular Poker Club Raided by Police

On Sunday, the largest and most popular poker club in Texas was raided in the middle of a tournament. Police fined at least 49 players, arrested six staff members, and seized $132,840 in guaranteed prize...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas’ M Resort to Double in Size
October 10, 2022

Las Vegas’ M Resort to Double in Size

Penn Entertainment on Monday announced a new $206 million tower that will double the capacity of its M Resort, located 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Strip. The project is part of an $850...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing Suspect Escaped Bungled L.A. Prosecution – Report
October 9, 2022

Las Vegas Strip Stabbing Suspect Escaped Bungled L.A. Prosecution – Report

According to London’s Daily Mail, Thursday’s tragic mass stabbing on the Las Vegas Strip, which killed two and wounded six, could probably have been avoided had a Los Angeles district attorney not bungled an earlier...

Written by Corey Levitan
Poker Cheating Scandal Gets $15K Weirder
October 7, 2022

Poker Cheating Scandal Gets $15K Weirder

Robbi Jade Lew – the woman accused in the cheating scandal still rocking the world of poker – was robbed of $15K in chips following the game in which she was accused of cheating. And...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing: Two Dead, Six Injured
October 6, 2022

Las Vegas Strip Stabbing: Two Dead, Six Injured

An updated version of this story appears here. Two people were killed and six more were injured after a stabbing attack on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday morning. Las Vegas police are investigating the incident,...

Written by Corey Levitan
World-Famous Las Vegas Nightclub Abruptly Closes
October 6, 2022

World-Famous Las Vegas Nightclub Abruptly Closes

Light Nightclub at Mandalay Bay suddenly and permanently closed yesterday. It was one of the best-known and longest-lasting brands in Las Vegas nightlife history. No reason for the closure was provided by Clique Hospitality, which...

Written by Corey Levitan
LeBron James Badly Wants to Own Las Vegas NBA Team
October 6, 2022

LeBron James Badly Wants to Own Las Vegas NBA Team

It wasn’t the first time Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has stated his desire to own an NBA team in Vegas. But Wednesday night, following a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns in Las...

Written by Corey Levitan
Nevada Cannabis Sales Slightly Off High, But Still About $1B Yearly
October 5, 2022

Nevada Cannabis Sales Slightly Off High, But Still About $1B Yearly

Sales from legal cannabis brought about $1B in taxable revenue into Nevada this past fiscal year, according to the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB), funding the state's K-12 public schools to the tune of $147M....

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Wed on Incident’s 5th Anniversary
October 5, 2022

Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Wed on Incident’s 5th Anniversary

Robert Aguilar and Rosa Miranda survived the worst mass shooting in US history together. But on Oct. 1, the long-time couple reclaimed the anniversary of the ill-fated Route 91 Harvest Festival as their own by...

Written by Corey Levitan