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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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2028 stories by Corey Levitan

YouTube Cracks Down on Gambling Content to Protect Kids

New YouTube policies target online gambling content All online gambling content is now age-restricted In-person gambling vloggers are unaffected YouTube has enacted stricter rules for its online gambling creators. As of March 19, vloggers who play online slots or virtual casino games,...

Corey Levitan March 23, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: How 3 Can Still Eat for Under $20 (Hint: Don’t Order Martha Stewart’s $266.95 Potato)

Yes, it’s still possible for three to eat for under $20 without a time machine. And former Casino.org and current Vegas411 blogger Mitch Schneider proved it last weekend by spending $19.47 (including tax) for three $5.99 cheeseburger specials at the Lucky Penny...

Corey Levitan March 23, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: KISS Them Goodbye Again, Eagles Land More Sphere Dates

KISS -- like pretty much every other band that has completed two farewell tours -- isn’t done saying farewell yet. The cartoonish ‘70s hard rock band will perform for the first time in two years at “KISS Army Storms Vegas,” a 50th...

Corey Levitan March 23, 2025

George Foreman, Las Vegas Boxing Legend, Dies at 76

George Foreman died on Friday at age 76. Announcing the boxing legend's death on Instagram, his family did not specify a cause of death, only that he “peacefully departed … surrounded by loved ones.” Foreman became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion ever in...

Corey Levitan March 22, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Slot Machines Can Be Due

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new "Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Aug. 5, 2022. One of the most enduring myths of the casino floor is that a slot machine is more likely...

Corey Levitan March 21, 2025

Resorts World Las Vegas Faces $10.5 Million Fine from Gaming Regulators

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) is seeking a $10.5 million fine against Resorts World and its parent companies, according to a press statement it released on Thursday evening. The fine would resolve a 10-count disciplinary complaint, which amended a 12-count complaint...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2025

Las Vegas Casino Battery Charge Against Ex-UFC Fighter Dismissed

Nate Diaz is off the hook for allegedly striking a Las Vegas nightclub security guard last year, according to multiple reports. Quoting the former UFC fighter’s defense attorney, TMZ reported that the misdemeanor battery case, originally scheduled to go to trial Thursday,...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2025

Famed Las Vegas Celebrity Reporter Norm Clarke Dies

Las Vegas entertainment reporter Norm Clarke died on Thursday morning in the town he loved. Clarke authored the “Vegas Confidential” column, which ran in the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1999 through 2016. He succumbed to cancer at age 82. Like a lot...

Corey Levitan March 20, 2025

Westgate Casino Partners with Las Vegas WNBA Team

The Westgate, known as the International Hotel and Las Vegas Hilton when Elvis headlined it, announced a partnership with the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday The Westgate will sponsor slot activations and present giveaways during the WNBA team's games this year The Westgate...

Corey Levitan March 19, 2025

Bill Proposed to Bring Back Daily Hotel Room Cleaning to Las Vegas

Daily hotel room cleaning was mandated in Las Vegas by a law enacted during the pandemic in August 2020 and repealed in May 2023 The Nevada Legislature just introduced a bill that would bring it back The new bill is supported by...

Corey Levitan March 17, 2025