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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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2172 stories by Corey Levitan

Wynn Las Vegas Wins Super Bowl Victory Party for Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl champs the Philadelphia Eagles partied at Wynn Las Vegas this weekend The battle to host Super Bowl victory parties is as fierce for Las Vegas nightclubs as it is for Super Bowl opponents Millions of dollars are spent by casinos...

Corey Levitan February 24, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Cheap Buffet

Half of Las Vegas' "affordable" buffets have closed over the past five years Buffets have been a Vegas staple since 1946 Though COVID is blamed for many of the closings, other factors played a more significant role Less than five years ago,...

Corey Levitan February 24, 2025

Armed Robbers Pause Crime Spree to Get Hitched in Vegas

Alleged robbers paused their two-week crime spree to get married in Vegas The pair is accused of a dozen robberies throughout Southern California The couple is currently in custody and awaiting trial An alleged modern-day Bonnie and Clyde have been charged with...

Corey Levitan February 24, 2025

POKER PLAYER FLIPS OUT! Overturns Three WSOP Circuit Tables

"Flipping the table" is only supposed to be a poker expression. On Sunday, it became reality as one of the competitors in a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) tournament at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina overturned three tables. Though the incident...

Corey Levitan February 23, 2025

Jesse Welles, Gen Z’s Bob Dylan, Takes Aim at Sports Betting

Sports betting has a vocal new enemy. In addition to the National Council on Problem Gambling and the Family Research Council, the burgeoning new industry now has Jesse Welles to contend with. This social-media Bob Dylan is a folk singer from Ozark,...

Corey Levitan February 22, 2025

Las Vegas Airport Adds Swanky Capital One Lounge

Capital One has opened a swanky new lounge at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. Capital One’s fifth and largest airport lounge so far allows up to 135 guests to wait for their flights in 8,200 square feet of...

Corey Levitan February 21, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: If Your ID is Expired, Your Jackpot is Forfeited

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. 23, 2023. Does an expired ID mean you can't cash in when you hit it big? Well, a viral TikTok...

Corey Levitan February 21, 2025

Warner Bros. Withdraws Las Vegas Movie Studio Proposal

Bills were introduced in the Nevada Legislature this week to build two major film studios in Las Vegas Warner Bros. backed out of its pledge to build one of them and was replaced by a smaller studio Sony, its rival, still intends...

Corey Levitan February 20, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Wynn’s Pisces Story, Nevada Ranks as No. 3 Eating State

A month after Michelin-starred chef Fabbio Trabocchi confirmed that he would no longer open his Fiola Mare in the former Lakeside restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas, the resort announced its replacement, Pisces Bar and Seafare, which will open this spring. Unlike Fiola...

Corey Levitan February 20, 2025

Universal Studios Sets Opening Date for Las Vegas Horror Attraction

Universal Horror Unleashed will open in downtown Las Vegas in August The attraction will provide visitors with four different haunted house experiences Universal's new venue will become the anchor of Vegas' popular Area15 entertainment complex “Universal Horror Unleashed” will open on August...

Corey Levitan February 19, 2025