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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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2217 stories by Corey Levitan

Las Vegas’ First Legal Cannabis Lounge Goes Up in Smoke

Nevada's first legal cannabis consumption lounge, Smoke and Mirrors at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, has closed after operating for only a year No explanation was provided for the sudden closure, but businesses don't close in Las Vegas if they are financially successful Nevada's...

Corey Levitan April 18, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Thunderbird Casino

In 1947, attorney Cliff Jones and his business partner, Marion Hicks, began building the fourth casino resort on Highway 91, which would in a few years be known as the Las Vegas Strip. Jones, who also happened to be Nevada’s lieutenant governor,...

Corey Levitan April 18, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Strip is in the City of Las Vegas

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 Oct. 28, 2022. The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada" sign is a liar. Not about the fabulous part,...

Corey Levitan April 18, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Bacchanal Buffet Not Closing, But Here Are 3 Local Spots Closed by Health Dept.

Despite a rumor reported by a normally rock-solid social-media source on Thursday, the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace has no plans to close permanently anytime soon. With the closure of the Buffet at Luxor on March 30, however, only eight remain at...

Corey Levitan April 17, 2025

MrBeast Didn’t Even Show Up to His Own $1K Vegas Experience

A three-day Las Vegas package, which promised mystery gifts and activations galore for fans of MrBeast, delivered mostly a gut punch to the reputation of YouTube's most popular vlogger Fans received only chintzy gifts and MrBeast was a no-show Eventually, all attendees...

Corey Levitan April 16, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Jackson, Stevie, 10cc Bring ’70s Back to Strip

Jackson Browne loads into the Venetian this fall Stevie Nicks goes T-Mobile in October 10cc shoots into the Westgate This fall, marquees on the Las Vegas Strip will remind visiting Baby Boomers of their childhoods. To start off, soft-rock 1970s icon Jackson...

Corey Levitan April 16, 2025

Vegas Sphere to Finally Get Transit Stop — Sort Of

There is currently no way to get close to the Vegas Sphere that doesn't involve sitting in traffic, walking a mile from  a monorail station (or longer from elsewhere on the Strip), or staying at the Venetian The Las Vegas Loop claims...

Corey Levitan April 16, 2025

Tesla Terrorist Pleads Not Guilty, Gets Trial Date

The man accused of firebombing at least five Teslas pleaded not guilty to arson, attempted arson and possessing an unregistered firearm in federal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors claim Paul Hyon Kim, a 36-year-old activist and communist who lives in Las Vegas, hurled...

Corey Levitan April 15, 2025

How Can Ticket Resellers Get Away with Scalping When It’s Illegal in Las Vegas?

Reselling an entertainment ticket for more than face value is illegal in Clark County So how do ticket reseller apps get away with it? We have the answer... A Las Vegas resident wrote to Casino.org last week, asking how ticket resellers are...

Corey Levitan April 14, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Arnold, Sly & Bruce Willis Opened Planet Hollywood Casino

Earlier this year, olbg.com (Online Betting Guide) ran a story with a familiar false narrative. “When you think of Planet Hollywood, the trio of Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger obviously spring to mind,” it read. “At the same time, you...

Corey Levitan April 14, 2025