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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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2097 stories by Corey Levitan

Las Vegas Casino Expansion Expands

Red Rock Resorts is doubling down on its Durango Casino & Resort. While construction continues on a previously announced expansion -- adding 25,000 square feet of casino space and a 2,000-space parking garage -- the company has already filed plans with Clark...

Corey Levitan October 17, 2025

Canadian Airline to Charge For Reclining Seats

Canadian airline WestJet plans to charge customers extra to recline their seats The company is reconfiguring 43 planes to force economy passengers to sit in "fixed recline” position Canadian tourists don’t really need more reasons not to visit Las Vegas Canadians sick...

Corey Levitan October 17, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Lived in The Green House

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  October 28, 2024. What makes this myth so pervasive and difficult to challenge is that it was started by a...

Corey Levitan October 17, 2025
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First Las Vegas Gaming Resort Receives Michelin Key

Fontainebleu Las Vegas has become the city's first casino resort to receive a prestigious Michelin Guide key Like Michelin's stars for restaurants, keys are used to signify properties that provide exceptional service The Four Seasons and Waldorf Astoria in Vegas have also...

Corey Levitan October 16, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: More Shows There Was No Doubt About, Eagles to Become Longest Sphere Resident, Culture’s New Club

No Doubt has added six new shows to its 2026 “Live at Sphere” residency, bringing the total to 12 so far. Plenty more are anticipated. Tickets go on sale for the May 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, and 30, 2026 concerts at...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: World-Class Buffet May Be Back for Seconds, Vegas’ Top Ranked New Restaurants

Rio execs are considering bringing back the Carnival World Buffet Three Vegas eateries made Yelp's list of the year's 25 best new restaurants The beloved Carnival World Buffet at the Rio just might be revived. In a licensing hearing before the Nevada...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2025

RetroEscapes: TikTok Influencer’s Las Vegas Theme Park Closer to Fantasyland Than Reality

Plans for a new nostalgia-based Vegas theme park appear to be more of a pipe dream than anything else The man behind RetroEscapes hasn't yet secured the land, permits, or financing for the planned $500-$600 million off-Strip project  Only the future will...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2025

El Guitar Hotel de Hard Rock toma forma sobre las cenizas del volcán Mirage en el Strip de Las Vegas

La silueta de la parte inferior de una guitarra eléctrica es ahora claramente reconocible a medida que la construcción del futuro Guitar Hotel de Hard Rock se eleva sobre el Strip de Las Vegas. Esta semana se ha podido ver a los...

Corey Levitan October 15, 2025

Hard Rock’s Guitar Hotel Takes Shape on Ashes of Mirage Volcano Over Las Vegas Strip

The shape of the bottom of an electric guitar is now clearly recognizable as construction of the future Hard Rock’s Guitar Hotel rises above the Las Vegas Strip. This week, workers could be seen installing window panes on the structure, which is...

Corey Levitan October 14, 2025

Roller Coaster Rescuer Gene Staples Denies Desperado Purchase

According to a rumor sweeping the roller coaster community, Gene Staples has made “a sizeable offer” to purchase the world famous Desperado from Buffalo Bill’s casino in Primm, Nev. (And yes, there is a roller coaster community, and it worships Gene Staples.)...

Corey Levitan October 13, 2025