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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 Comic’s Weeklong Hospitalization for Mysterious Bug Bites No Joke

Luenell Campbell wasn't laughing after a recent medical scare put her in the hospital for a week Campbell suffered an infection after being bitten by no-see-ums on Halloween Vegas doctors say they've seen increased activity by the nearly invisible insects in recent...

Corey Levitan December 16, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Mystery Strip Location to Host Buzzy NYC Eatery, Flavor Bells

A touch of NYC is coming to a Corner Store somewhere on the Strip  Flavor Flav raises Cane's -- and spirits -- for local Vegas kids The Corner Store is coming to Las Vegas direct from New York City’s SoHo. The buzzy...

Corey Levitan December 16, 2025

‘Stranger Things’ to Turn Las Vegas Upside Down

Netflix will stage a "Stranger Things" light show in Las Vegas on December 28 That's three nights ahead of dropping the series finale The show will be visible only to a limited outdoor audience who obtains tickets in advance On Sunday night,...

Corey Levitan December 15, 2025

Vegas Myths We COULDN’T Bust in 2025 (Pt 1): Casinos Use Scents to Make You Gamble, Lena’s Burned Bedsheets

No matter how much we try, we can’t always succeed. Though we are certain that many repeated Las Vegas stories are baloney, they're not always so easy to disprove. In fact, we ate serious crow just last month, after declaring mobster Bugsy...

Corey Levitan December 15, 2025

Entitled Social Media Influencer Blasts Innocent Las Vegas Bar

A social media influencer went viral for livestreaming himself being asked to leave an airport bar The TikToker expected to be eat an outside bagel inside the bar without purchasing a drink He called for his server to "lose her job" and...

Corey Levitan December 14, 2025

Vegas High-roller Sues Aria Casino Over Real-Life ‘Hangover’ Experience

Michael Duke Thomson claims his last memory on January 23, 2024 was leaving the high-limit blackjack room at the Aria in Las Vegas around midnight with a few thousand dollars in chips. Cut to the next scene and he’s handcuffed inside the...

Corey Levitan December 12, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Ticket Sales are Very (J) Low, Motown Queen Returns

Jennifer Lopez is reportedly being paid $1 million per night for her upcoming residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. But very few people are paying to see it. Tickets for "Up All Night Live in Vegas" -- 11 dates scattered between...

Corey Levitan December 12, 2025

Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas Sneak Peek

The final renderings of how the Cromwell will look after transforming into the Vanderpump Hotel have leaked, thanks to excellent sleuthing by the “Five Hundy by Midnight” podcast. The casino resort is being rebranded by owner Caesars Entertainment via a license with...

Corey Levitan December 12, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Riata Casino and the Battle its Owner Lost to the Mob

The Riata was a short-lived establishment on the Vegas Strip in the early 1970s Though many internet references to the casino claim its founder stood up to the mob and won, the opposite is true The property became the Silver City, which...

Corey Levitan December 12, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Largest Golden Nugget’ is Real

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 25, 2024. “The Hand of Faith is the biggest gold nugget in existence, the second-biggest ever discovered, and...

Corey Levitan December 12, 2025