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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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2514 stories by Corey Levitan

Steve Wynn’s Former Vegas Mansion Sells for Less Than Hoped For
July 4, 2025

Steve Wynn’s Former Vegas Mansion Sells for Less Than Hoped For

A British businessman who bought Steve Wynn’s former Las Vegas mansion from the casino pioneer in 2022, has sold it three years later for only $100K more than he paid. Simon Dolan -- whose business...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Was Ever Officially Named Boulder Dam
July 4, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Was Ever Officially Named Boulder Dam

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 Feb. 12, 2024. On Sept. 30, 1930, when construction began on the dam...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS DINING NEWS: NADC Burger Skates into Town, Resorts World Fried for Firing Chef, CYA EDO
July 3, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: NADC Burger Skates into Town, Resorts World Fried for Firing Chef, CYA EDO

A new NADC Burger will pop up at Resorts World starting next week Brian Satake, a chef fired from RW, has won his job back after the NLRB found he was illegally terminated EDO Tapas...

Written by Corey Levitan
Vegas Named Best July 4 Destination by WalletHub
July 3, 2025

Vegas Named Best July 4 Destination by WalletHub

Sin City topped WalletHub's 2025 list of best July 4 desinations The 100 largest US cities were ranked by factors including entertainment and dining options, Fourth of July weather, and average beer and wine prices...

Written by Corey Levitan
Venetian Las Vegas Must Pay $850 Thousand to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
July 2, 2025

Venetian Las Vegas Must Pay $850 Thousand to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

The Venetian will pay $850K to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to accommodate workers' religious beliefs The suit also alleged Venetian retaliated against workers who opposed religious discrimination The suit was brought by the...

Written by Corey Levitan
Buffalo Bill’s is Latest Primm, Nev. Casino to Close
July 2, 2025

Buffalo Bill’s is Latest Primm, Nev. Casino to Close

Buffalo Bill's casino resort in Primm, Nev. will close after Sunday, July 6 This makes it the second casino in Primm Nev. to close in six months, following Whiskey Pete's last December Business in Primm...

Written by Corey Levitan
INTERVIEW: Livestreamer Steven Campbell on Why Vegas is Down
July 2, 2025

INTERVIEW: Livestreamer Steven Campbell on Why Vegas is Down

Steven Campbell runs the popular "Not Leaving Las Vegas" YouTube channel A longtime vlogger, Campbell says the downturn in Las Vegas tourism is even worse than official sources would have you believe Campbell believes increased...

Written by Corey Levitan
Resorts World Las Vegas Refuses to Comp Drinks for $25K/Hand Blackjack
July 1, 2025

Resorts World Las Vegas Refuses to Comp Drinks for $25K/Hand Blackjack

Here’s some good news for anyone lacking the perfect example to cite for Las Vegas not being what it used to be. A video posted to the live-streaming platform Kick.com on Sunday documents Resorts World...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Tour Company Sued for Man’s Death from Heat
July 1, 2025

Las Vegas Tour Company Sued for Man’s Death from Heat

A Las Vegas tourist on his way to the Grand Canyon died from heat exposure in a broken-down bus Two years later, his family is suing the tour company, bus owner and bus driver, among...

Written by Corey Levitan
Up to 1,500 ‘Tunnel People’ Displaced by $15 Million Las Vegas Flood Channel Upgrade
July 1, 2025

Up to 1,500 ‘Tunnel People’ Displaced by $15 Million Las Vegas Flood Channel Upgrade

As many as 1,500 unhoused people residing underneath Las Vegas have been removed from the flood channels they make their homes in Their removal is part of a yearlong upgrade of what locals refer to...

Written by Corey Levitan