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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

Tix for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas Going On Sale Soon

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has set an on-sale date for WrestleMania 41, which will take place April 19-20 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. According to a WWE news release, individual event tickets will be available starting 9 a.m. PT Friday, Jan....

Corey Levitan January 17, 2025

RUFFIN COMES CLEAN: He’s Secretly Been Trying to Sell Circus Circus — Report

Ever since Phil Ruffin purchased Circus Circus for $825M in December 2019, industry insiders have predicted his desire to flip the aging casino resort for a much higher price. Now, in a new interview, the 89-year-old casino tycoon confirms these predictions. “Why...

Corey Levitan January 17, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Stubborn Seed Sets Sprouting Date, Boa Steakhouse to Try Again

Chef Jeremy Ford, the toast of South Beach since opening his Stubborn Seed there in 2017, will open the high-end eatery's second location at Resorts World Las Vegas on February 10, the property announced on Thursday. Grove Bay Hospitality Group will be...

Corey Levitan January 16, 2025

Stranded Las Vegas Hiker Saves Own Life with Website Update

David Smith thought he loved rugged mountain hikes. For the past 20 years, the web designer and marketing writer has devoted the better part of one day a week to them. He also loves documenting these hikes on his website, lasvegasareatrails.com. And...

Corey Levitan January 16, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Chesney Confirms Sphere-say, Palms Go-Going ’80s

Kenny Chesney has confirmed what we told you Wednesday -- that he will be the first act to take the Vegas Sphere country. He will perform 12 shows from May 22 through June 14. “When we started talking about all of the...

Corey Levitan January 16, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Continental and the Last (Known) Mob Skim

Cook E. Jarr, the beloved lounge singer who died on Tuesday, is the most famous person publicly associated with Las Vegas’ Continental Hotel and Casino. He was such a mainstay, $500 casino chips were once fashioned in his name. But a much...

Corey Levitan January 16, 2025

Las Vegas Sphere Reveals Surprise Next Residency in Video

In a video posted to social media by the Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday morning, a sun-bleached blue rocking chair awaits someone on an idyllic island coast. Who might that someone be? A wave washes over the scene and deposits an acoustic...

Corey Levitan January 15, 2025

Las Vegas Icon Cook E. Jarr Moves on to That Great Lounge in the Sky

Before he died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia at age 83, beloved Las Vegas cult icon Cook E. Jarr single-handedly kept the spirit of lounge music alive on the Strip for 30 years. Jarr, sporting a Mr. T necklace menagerie and a...

Corey Levitan January 15, 2025

Luxor Las Vegas Guest Sues for Shockingly Bad Experience

A former elementary school teacher from Michigan is suing MGM Resorts, claiming that he was electrocuted by a faulty lamp in a hotel room at MGM’s Luxor casino resort. David Van Horn filed suit in the Eighth Judicial District Circuit Court of...

Corey Levitan January 14, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Janet Extends Stay at Resorts World, Nelly and Lenny News

Janet Jackson’s Resorts World residency won't wrap on February 15, but will instead return for at least six more dates. Tickets for her May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, and 31 shows go on sale at 10 a.m. PT Friday, January 17...

Corey Levitan January 14, 2025