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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

Caesars Refuses to Pay Sports Bettor’s $800K in Winnings

Thomas McPeek won a total of $800K in sports bets from Caesars Entertainment casinos in two Midwestern states Caesars refuses to honor the wins, claiming that the 24-year-old Chicagoan violated their policies Thomas McPeek, a 24-year-old Chicago man who lives with his...

Corey Levitan April 27, 2025

Trump’s NASA Pick Was Once Sued for Passing Bad Checks — By Trump’s Own Casinos!

President Trump’s pick to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the same guy sued by a reported four casinos for passing bad checks in the late aughts, according to court filings. And two of the properties who sued him...

Corey Levitan April 25, 2025

Westgate Las Vegas Recreating 1969 Elvis Concert on Anniversary

One of Las Vegas' premier Elvis impersonators will take the stage at the Westgate for one night only in July The show will take place in the International Theater -- the room that Elvis himself played for seven years The July 31...

Corey Levitan April 25, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Crooks Robbed a Potato Chip Truck Thinking it Had Casino Chips

EDITOR'S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Dec. 9, 2022. “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story,” Mark Twain once...

Corey Levitan April 25, 2025

UPDATE: Gaming Regulators Fine MGM Resorts $8.5M Over Illegal Bookmakers

UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday voted 4-0 to accept the $8.5 million proposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and accepted by MGM Resorts for its role in permitting illegal bookmakers to gamble at the MGM Grand and...

Corey Levitan April 24, 2025

UPDATE: License Revoked from Trainer Who Gave Winning Racehorse Coke

UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday revoked the horseracing license of Alvaro Torres, the trainer who drugged a horse with cocaine, for five years. EARLIER: After The Saime Pro won the second race of the Elko County Fair on Aug. 24,...

Corey Levitan April 24, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Paris LV Bar Closed by Health Dept, Bottled Blonde & Wynn’s Pisces Set Openings

Demerits lower Paris service bar rating Bottled Blonde looking for fun in Vegas Pisces swimming into the Wynn The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) closed a service bar at Paris Las Vegas on Wednesday for six demerits during a routine inspection. The...

Corey Levitan April 24, 2025

Why Las Vegas Concert Prices are Higher Than Other Cities

An analysis of stadium concert tour prices confirms that tickets in Las Vegas tickets cost more  Add-on fees make up the majority of that price difference Tickets to concerts in Las Vegas have always felt more expensive than in other cities. Now,...

Corey Levitan April 23, 2025

Two More Las Vegas Poker Rooms Reportedly Leaving Casino Floors

Caesars Entertainment is reopening its closed poker rooms at Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood, according to reliable reports Both will be located away from their more profitable casino floors Caesars Palace's poker room will be half the size of its predecessor, but...

Corey Levitan April 23, 2025

FAA Says it Fixed Vegas Airport Issues that Increased Risk of Mid-Air Plane/Helicopter Collisions

The FAA said it corrected "several immediate" safety issues at Harry Reid International Airport three weeks ago The issues increased the likelihood of mid-air collisions between passenger planes and tourist helicopters, according to the agency The FAA said their fixes resulted in...

Corey Levitan April 22, 2025