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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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2027 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Influencer Mercilessly Trolled, New Health Closure

A social media influencer who reviews Las Vegas restaurants is being flame-broiled over her inappropriate enthusiasm for a literal tomato and lemon she was served at a French Mediterranean bistro at the Cosmopolitan. The dish, served as a free appetizer at LPM...

Corey Levitan May 2, 2025

Feds Add to Charges Faced by Las Vegas Casino Killer

Aerion Warmsley, the 19-year-old Las Vegas resident arrested by Las Vegas police for murdering a former Nevada state senator’s son at the Aliante Casino on March 27, now faces federal charges for the multiple carjackings and high-speed police chase that followed. According...

Corey Levitan May 2, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Bodies

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes a new entry every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 22, 2022.  A surprising number of alternative facts about the world’s gambling capital continue to resonate across...

Corey Levitan May 2, 2025

Prince Harry Returning to Las Vegas to Honor Diana

Prince Harry will travel to Las Vegas to launch a youth leadership initiative paying tribute to his late mother’s legacy, according to British media reports. The Duke of Sussex will take part in a panel discussion at ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2025 conference. Split...

Corey Levitan April 30, 2025

Las Vegas Restaurateur Arrested by SWAT Team for Shooting Threat, Loan Fraud

Evan Glusman, whose father founded Piero's Italian Cuisine, was arrested on charges of making terrorist threats and harassment Glusman, who worked at the restaurant, reportedly lied on a $1.5 million loan application, claiming he was the owner Last Saturday, April 26, the...

Corey Levitan April 29, 2025

You Can Ride in a Giant Shopping Cart Down the Las Vegas Strip

No, it's not that Fat Tuesday slushie, you really do see a shopping cart full of humans stuck in traffic in front of the Bellagio Cartzilla is the latest way to regret spending $60 in Las Vegas  The right question to ask...

Corey Levitan April 28, 2025

Boxer Floyd Diaz Busted in Vegas for Driving Stolen Car, Possessing Gun

Boxer Floyd Diaz was arrested last week in Las Vegas A LoJack device alerted police that the car driven by the rising bantamweight was stolen  Diaz, a protégé of Floyd Mayweather, faces 10 years in prison for two felonies Last week, boxer...

Corey Levitan April 28, 2025

UPDATE: Police Find UK Paralympian Who Vanished in Las Vegas 2 Weeks Ago

UPDATE: Las Vegas police say they've located Samm Ruddock,  the Paralympic cyclist with cerebral palsy who went missing from Las Vegas on April 16. More on this story as it develops... EARLIER: A British Paralympic athlete who lives with cerebral palsy, went...

Corey Levitan April 28, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Nevada Triangle

Conspiracy theorists say the so-called "Nevada Triangle" is responsible for the disappearance of up to 2.000 planes over the past 60 years Experts believe the true number of crashes in the area is more likely between 100 and 500 aircraft Planes that...

Corey Levitan April 28, 2025

MGM Resorts Ends Concierge Desks at 6 Vegas Properties

MGM Resorts has eliminated the concierge desks from four of its Las Vegas casinos and two non-gaming properties This eliminates 34 jobs The company blames the cuts on "evolving guest preferences," not an anticipated downturn in tourism Starting Monday, your wait to...

Corey Levitan April 27, 2025