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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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2514 stories by Corey Levitan

Las Vegas Mulls Cashman Center Redevelopment (Again)
August 2, 2022

Las Vegas Mulls Cashman Center Redevelopment (Again)

The City of Las Vegas is considering redeveloping the Cashman Center, the site of a shuttered exhibit hall and an underused minor-league sports stadium, into a medical complex. The plan was brought to the city...

Written by Corey Levitan
Vegas Residency For Festival Death-Tainted Rapper Travis Scott
August 1, 2022

Vegas Residency For Festival Death-Tainted Rapper Travis Scott

Rapper Travis Scott will headline a Las Vegas residency nearly a year after his headlining set at Houston’s Astroworld Festival left 10 people dead and thousands more injured. Beginning Sept. 17, 2022, Scott will headline...

Written by Corey Levitan
Bruno Mars to Land New Lounge at Bellagio as More Stars Return to Vegas
August 1, 2022

Bruno Mars to Land New Lounge at Bellagio as More Stars Return to Vegas

Pop superstar Bruno Mars is opening a new bar and lounge at the Bellagio, according to unconfirmed reports. The space, currently occupied by Lily Bar & Lounge, will be called the Pinky Ring by Bruno...

Written by Corey Levitan
Lake Mead Buoys 3 Inches After Rains after Monsoon Rains in Vegas
August 1, 2022

Lake Mead Buoys 3 Inches After Rains after Monsoon Rains in Vegas

Following the monsoonal rains that pummeled Las Vegas last week, a 3-inch rise has been measured in Lake Mead’s historically low water level, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. But is this...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Likely to Sprout Cannabis Lounges Before 2023, Public Smoking Remains Illegal
August 1, 2022

Las Vegas Likely to Sprout Cannabis Lounges Before 2023, Public Smoking Remains Illegal

Tourists who legally purchase marijuana in Las Vegas will finally have a legal place to consume it. In June, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board (NCCB) voted to approve regulations for cannabis lounges to operate in the...

Written by Corey Levitan
Dirk Arthur is a Las Vegas Cat with 10 Lives
July 29, 2022

Dirk Arthur is a Las Vegas Cat with 10 Lives

Dirk Arthur plans to bring exotic cats back to the Las Vegas stage single-handedly. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the former Strip headliner aims to relaunch his “Dirk Arthur’s Wild Magic” show in a...

Written by Corey Levitan
VICI, Largest Las Vegas Strip Landlord, Not Sweating Recession
July 29, 2022

VICI, Largest Las Vegas Strip Landlord, Not Sweating Recession

VICI Properties, Inc. — which owns Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, The Venetian and eight other Las Vegas Strip properties — said it does not fear the effects of a recession. During a conference call...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Strip Would Ban All Criminals by Judicial Fiat Under New Law
July 28, 2022

Las Vegas Strip Would Ban All Criminals by Judicial Fiat Under New Law

Opening a beer bottle on the Las Vegas Strip could get you banned from the Strip for a year. At least technically it could, according to an ordinance proposed at last week’s Clark County Commission...

Written by Corey Levitan
Legends Bay Casino Opening in Reno-Sparks, Nevada Next Month
July 27, 2022

Legends Bay Casino Opening in Reno-Sparks, Nevada Next Month

The first new ground-up casino in Reno-Sparks in 26 years will open to the public on Aug. 30, 2022.  The Legends Bay Casino — located at The Outlets at Legends shopping center in Sparks —...

Written by Corey Levitan
Feds Nix Two Tribal Gaming Compacts, Gov. Gavin Newsom Protests
July 26, 2022

Feds Nix Two Tribal Gaming Compacts, Gov. Gavin Newsom Protests

The US Department of the Interior decided not to approve Class III gaming compacts with two California tribes — the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo...

Written by Corey Levitan