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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

Projected Cost of Vegas High-Speed Train Nearly DOUBLES!

The estimated cost of Brightline West’s high-speed rail line connecting Southern California to Las Vegas has surged to $21.5 billion, nearly doubling from its last publicly confirmed estimate of $12.4 billion in January 2025. The updated figure was disclosed in a US...

Corey Levitan October 3, 2025

Fabulous 5-Day Sale Exploded Digital Engagement, Vegas Officials Claim

Tourism officials haven’t yet calculated the financial impact of Las Vegas’ “Fabulous 5-Day Sale,” which ended September 26. But they’re already claiming it caused a surge in digital engagement. The "Fabulous 5-Day Sale" offered more than 160 limited-time deals across dozens of...

Corey Levitan October 3, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Celine Dion Helicoptered to and From Caesars Palace

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 5, 2023. Celine Dion has suffered enough misfortune. A rare degenerative neurological disease, Stiff Person’s Syndrome, has thrust the Canadian...

Corey Levitan October 3, 2025

NOTICIAS DE MÚSICA EN LAS VEGAS: Zac en el Sphere se expande, Rod sigue, Doja Cat, NIN y más

Zac Brown añade más fechas en el Sphere Rod Stewart no puede dejar Caesars Palace Doja Cat planea visita a Las Vegas en 2026 La Zac Brown Band ha añadido dos fechas más a lo que ahora es una gira de ocho...

Corey Levitan October 2, 2025

Boyd Gaming Faces Wave of Data Breach Lawsuits

Boyd Gaming is facing a class-action lawsuit following a cyberattack last month The lawsuit claims Boyd failed to adequately protect customer and employee data Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) faces six federal lawsuits in Nevada following a cyberattack that compromised sensitive...

Corey Levitan October 1, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Zac’s Sphere Expands, Rod Willing, Doja Cat, NIN & More

Zac Browns adds more Sphere dates Rod Stewart can't quit Caesars Palace Doja Cat plans 2026 Vegas visit The Zac Brown Band has added two more dates to what is now an eight-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. The extra demand...

Corey Levitan October 1, 2025

Tourist Survives 11,000-Foot Skydiving Plunge in Vegas Desert

A 24-year-old British tourist suffered "extreme" injuries during a recent tandem parachute dive outside Las Vegas Both main and reserve parachutes failed, sending Mitchell Deakin and his instructor plummeting toward the ground at 35-45 mph The FAA is investigating the cause of...

Corey Levitan October 1, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Lowering Bellagio’s Yacht (& Your Expectations), Bar Code Checks Out, Best Coffee Shop in US

A boat ride around the iconic Bellagio fountains will soon depart from a dock at Carbone Riviera, the restaurant opening this fall Yelp coffee lovers claim one of the country's best brews can be found in Sin City Bar Code Burgers closes...

Corey Levitan October 1, 2025

Station Casinos reabre sala de póker cerca de Las Vegas

Se especializa en: juegos comerciales, entretenimiento, opiniones de expertos, Las Vegas, restaurantes, mitos de Las Vegas desmentidos. Las Vegas recuperará una de sus salas de póker. Station Casinos anunció el lunes que el póker en vivo volverá al Green Valley Ranch en...

Corey Levitan September 30, 2025

Station Casinos Reopening Poker Room Near Vegas

Las Vegas is getting one of its poker rooms back. Station Casinos announced Monday that live poker will return to the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, a 15-minute drive from the Strip. The poker room, which the locals casino closed during COVID,...

Corey Levitan September 29, 2025