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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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1983 stories by Corey Levitan

Who is the Las Vegas Tesla Terrorist?

Las Vegas police have identified Paul Hyon Kim, their only suspect in the Tesla firebombing last week, as an activist with ties to communist and Palestinian groups His social media accounts and website identify him as a filmmaker and cinematographer with few...

Corey Levitan March 27, 2025

Alleged Tesla Terrorist Arrested by Las Vegas Police

An arrest has been made in the firebombing attack against several Teslas in Las Vegas last week Paul Kim, 36, was taken into custody on multiple charges Las Vegas police have arrested a man who they claim destroyed at least five Tesla...

Corey Levitan March 27, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Lady Gaga and Chris Brown Announces Tour Dates

Lady Gaga and Chris Brown are stopping by Las Vegas without staying for dinner. Each just announced performances in the coming months, but not as part of new residencies their fans were probably hoping for. Gaga’s “Mayhem Ball” world tour will play...

Corey Levitan March 27, 2025
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Resorts World Las Vegas Announces Layoffs

Resorts World Las Vegas laid off nearly 50 employees on Wednesday The company's most recent earnings report showed increased revenue in 2024 but decreased net income for the period Resorts World Las Vegas laid off just under 50 employees on Wednesday, according...

Corey Levitan March 26, 2025

Three Affiliated Tribes Submit $2 Billion Casino & Arena Plan for Las Vegas Massacre Site

North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes are looking to build a new casino hotel and arena on the land they own across from the Luxor on the Vegas Strip The tribe submitted a pre-review application for the project to Clark County The land...

Corey Levitan March 26, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Planet Hollywood’s $13 Pizza Slices, Eat Eats It

Planet Hollywood-based Pin-Up's pricey pizza Resorts World redefines ramen Eat no more A slice of plain cheese at Planet Hollywood’s Pin-Up Pizza will now set you back $12.99, according to its latest menu. But if you want to save $23.93, just order...

Corey Levitan March 25, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Electric Daisy Carnival Creators Plotting Sphere Show, New Life for ‘Beautiful’?

EDM at the Sphere? Life goes on? Santana plays on Organizers of the two biggest festivals in electronic dance music -- Las Vegas’ Electric Daisy Carnival and Belgium’s Tomorrowland -- are joining forces to produce a new Sphere show. Though they feature...

Corey Levitan March 25, 2025

UNSOLVED VEGAS MYSTERIES: The Most Unlikely Suicide in Sin City History

The body of Raymond Spilsbury was found in the Colorado River near Hoover Dam in February 1946 Spilsbury's ankles were shackled with his own belt and his pockets filled with stones Despite this, authorities ruled out foul play and determined that Spilsbury...

Corey Levitan March 25, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Creative Genius Behind Las Vegas’ Second Most Famous Sign

The electronic sign outside the Little Darlings strip club has become a Las Vegas landmark The sign, which is viewable from I-15, is known for its consistently funny messages Las Vegas makes a big deal about its signs. There’s that famous one...

Corey Levitan March 24, 2025

Revolving Doors at Trump Las Vegas Hotel Flung Woman to Her Death, Lawsuit Claims

Trump International Hotels is being sued for the wrongful death of a woman allegedly ejected from its revolving doors. Diana Truschke was staying at the hotel when she attempted to exit through its revolving door on March 21, 2023. According to the...

Corey Levitan March 24, 2025