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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

Lion’s Share of Tigers Seized from Home Near Vegas Bred by ‘Tiger King’

Authorities seized seven tigers from a home in Parhump, Nev. on Wednesday Five of the animals were bred by Joe Exotic, who starred in the Netflix series "Tiger King" The home's owner was arrested on multiple charges, including keeping tigers without a...

Corey Levitan April 3, 2025

Former Siegfried & Roy Home to Become Las Vegas Museum

One of Siegfried & Roy's two Las Vegas homes will soon become a museum The "Jungle Palace" is located at 1639 Valley Drive One of legendary Mirage headliners Siegfried & Roy’s two Las Vegas homes will be converted into a museum and...

Corey Levitan April 3, 2025

Steve Could Finance Wynn-ing TikTok Bid — Report

Former casino mogul Steve Wynn has been approached to finance a mobile tech company’s bid to buy TikTok, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Silicon Vallley-based AppLovin already made the bid and is hoping that the former chairman and CEO of...

Corey Levitan April 2, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: James Beard Awards Names 3 Vegas Finalists, Health Dept. Closes a Bar Inside Spearmint Rhino

When the James Beard Awards, considered the Oscars of the dining world, announced its finalists Wednesday, the Las Vegas Strip was well represented. Sarah Thompson of the Encore’s Casa Playa and Eleazar Villanueva of the MGM Grand’s Joël Robuchon both made finalist...

Corey Levitan April 2, 2025

‘Mormon Wives’ Reality Show to Stage Live Las Vegas Show

The stars of the popular reality show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” are taking the drama to Las Vegas. The Venetian is turning over its Palazzo Theatre to the Hulu sensations for what looks like a single show, called “MomTok: The...

Corey Levitan April 2, 2025

That Time Keith Richards Pulled a Knife to Eject Donald Trump from His Own Casino

In 1989, a Rolling Stones pay-per-view concert special from Atlantic City was sponsored by Donald Trump The band wasn't happy about the deal, which was made without its prior approval Keith Richards was really unhappy when Trump held an unauthorized press conference...

Corey Levitan April 1, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Garth Makes Top-10 Vegas Residency List, Sphere Adds 6 Unity Shows

Garth hits the Vegas top-10 list More U-N-I-T-Y at the S-P-H-E-R-E When Caesars Entertainment and Live Nation announced recently that Garth Brooks’ “Plus One” Caesars Palace residency, which wrapped on March 9, sold 300K tickets, grossing $130 million, that put the country...

Corey Levitan April 1, 2025

Las Vegas Rap Producer Mally Mall Denied Release from Probation for Prostitution

Mally Mall is currently serving three years probation for running an illegal Las Vegas prostitution ring His request to end his supervised release was denied last month by the same judge who once called him a monster He will continue serving probation...

Corey Levitan March 31, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Casino Lights Trace Out Nevada’s Border from Space

So many Nevada border towns feature casinos, their lights are said to trace out the state's shape from space Not everything that's said is true Nearly all Nevada border towns, no matter how small, have full-service casinos. They exist to entertain the...

Corey Levitan March 31, 2025

Las Vegas Casino Murder Victim was State Senator’s Son

The man killed at the Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas on Thursday was the adopted son of former Nevada State Senator Pat Spearman. Na’Onche Osborne, 23, died from multiple gunshot wounds sustained inside a garage at the Aliante Casino & Hotel...

Corey Levitan March 30, 2025