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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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2098 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Bad Guy Review, Strip to be Wall-to-Wahlbergers, Krispy Kremes No Longer Kosher

Guy Fieri's Las Vegas restaurants get burned in recent dining review Oy! Krispy Kreme doughnuts are no longer kosher The Wahlbergs are taking over the Strip While Las Vegas may be Flavortown thanks to its plethora of outstanding restaurants, according to one...

Corey Levitan March 11, 2025

Largest Las Vegas Airport Carrier to Start Charging for Bags

Southwest Airlines will start charging passengers to check their bags on May 28 Southwest previously announced it will also end its open-seating tradition, charging for assigned seats beginning later this year Starting May 28, the only baggage you can fly with for...

Corey Levitan March 11, 2025

UK Betting Odds Favor Metallica for Next Vegas Sphere Residency

Metallica leads the UK betting odds for the next Sphere residency at 6:1 Harry Styles, heavily rumored to be the next Sphere act to announce, is in a second-place tie Despite rampant speculation that their homegrown pop superstar, Harry Styles, will be...

Corey Levitan March 11, 2025

Wreckage of Las Vegas Bomber’s Tesla Cybertruck Briefly Offered for Sale

The burned-out shell of the Tesla Cybertruck used in the Trump International Hotel bombing in Las Vegas was briefly offered for auction on the Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) website on Monday. No auction was assigned to the vehicle, which was listed as...

Corey Levitan March 10, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Tipping with Casino Chips is Allowed

It's illegal to tip dealers in Nevada using casino chips The law was designed to bring the state into line with federal laws regarding the creation of new currencies Despite the law's existence, players still regularly violate it without penalty This one...

Corey Levitan March 10, 2025

FBI Director Attends Las Vegas Event to Talk UFC Partnership

One night after UFC CEO Dana White hosted accused sexual predators Andrew and Tristan Tate at a Power Slap match at the Fontainbleau, a high-profile guest at his next Las Vegas event also made more national headlines than the event itself. FBI...

Corey Levitan March 9, 2025

VIDEO: Dana White Embracing Accused Sex Traffickers at Vegas Fontainebleau Event Draws Conservative Ire

Conservatives are furious at a viral video showing Dana White warmly welcoming accused sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate back to the US on Friday night in Las Vegas. “Welcome to the States, boys,” the UFC CEO says in the clip, in...

Corey Levitan March 8, 2025

Athletics to Wear Las Vegas Arm Patches While Playing in Sactown

The former Oakland A's will wear "Las Vegas" armbands while playing for the next three seasons in Sacramento They're being paid $8.25 million to wear the bands by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority as part of a sponsorship deal Their...

Corey Levitan March 7, 2025

UNSOLVED VEGAS MYSTERIES: What Happened to Stardust Bandit Bill Brennan?

While researching the history of Las Vegas for our other two regular Casino.org features, “Vegas Myths Busted” and “Lost Vegas,” we’ve run across quite a few fascinating unsolved mysteries. Instead of continuing to ignore them, we're delving in. Welcome to the inaugural...

Corey Levitan March 7, 2025

Harry Styles Finalizing Deal to Play Vegas Sphere — Report

The New York Post reports that Harry Styles is in final negotiations for the next Las Vegas Sphere residency Sphere owner James Dolan reportedly wants Styles to perform 35 shows Styles' residency would begin after the Backstreet Boys wrap up this summer...

Corey Levitan March 7, 2025