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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

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Frank Sinatra’s Porn Video

A longstanding rumor suggests that a struggling, 19-year-old Frank Sinatra starred in a porn film before hitting it big The claim was made in the book "Frank Sinatra, the Boudoir Singer" by Darwin Porter Porter says he heard the story from ex-Rat...

Corey Levitan August 25, 2025

F1 Sues Las Vegas Gift Shop

Formula 1 is suing Bonanza Gift Shop, while advertises itself as "the world's largest" for selling phony Las Vegas Grand Prix merch  It seeks $1 million in reputational damage Not all the Formula 1 lawsuits in Vegas are filed by small businesses...

Corey Levitan August 22, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Was Built on Barren Desert

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on July 9, 2024. Las Vegas is the second driest city in the US after Yuma, Ariz., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Corey Levitan August 22, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Why Taylor Will Never Play Sphere, Backstreet for More (Again), Blake in the Saddle

The Las Vegas Sphere has an oft-repeated policy of not commenting on which A-listers might or might not be in its headlining pipeline. So the very first time an exec actually does it, you can be sure of one thing -- other...

Corey Levitan August 21, 2025

Jaylen Brown’s Father Arrested in Las Vegas for Stabbing Someone Over Door Ding

The father of NBA superstar Jaylen Brown was arrested on a charge of attempted murder in Las Vegas on Thursday Quenton Marcelles Brown reportedly stabbed the victim following an argument over a door ding in a parking lot Jaylen Brown reportedly doesn't...

Corey Levitan August 21, 2025

Hard Rock Auctions Las Vegas Relics from Mirage

More than 300 sculptures and paintings from the former Mirage are now up for bidding in an online auction The items include the famous bronze mermaid and brass dolphins sculptures The online online runs from now until Sept. 19  Hard Rock International...

Corey Levitan August 20, 2025

Colin Farrell Stars as Desperate Macau Gambler in Upcoming Netflix Film

Colin Farrell is throwing out the Oscars bait in his new Netflix film, "Ballad of a Small Player" In the film, Farrell plays a gambling addict in Macau The movie opens in theaters on October 15, and moves to Netflix on October...

Corey Levitan August 20, 2025

Arab-American Council Demands Extradition of Israeli Official Arrested in Vegas for Pedophilia

An Israeli government official was arrested for alleged pedophilia earlier this month in Las Vegas Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was allowed to return to Israel following his arrest The Council on American Islamic Relations filed a federal FOIA and a Nevada Public Record...

Corey Levitan August 20, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The O.G. ‘Wizard of Oz’ Display

The Venetian is promoting the reimagined "Wizard of Oz" film opening at the Sphere later this month The MGM Grand, however, is the first Vegas hotel to lay out the yellow brick road for visitors with its original "Wizard of Oz" themed...

Corey Levitan August 20, 2025

Un falso Justin Bieber engaña al Wynn Las Vegas y logra actuar en el escenario

Un imitador de Justin Bieber consiguió subirse al escenario del popular XS Nightclub en el Encore Las Vegas el sábado por la noche, y tras lograr actuar, se ha generado un intenso debate sobre cómo mejorar los protocolos de seguridad en Las...

Corey Levitan August 19, 2025