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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

Hard Rock Hollywood, casino robbery, Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputy-involved shooting, Margate Florida

Las Vegas Residents 7.5 Times More Likely to Be Gambling Addicts — UNLV Study

A new study says 15% of Nevada residents are problem gamblers A problem gambler is defined as someone who has suffered repeated harm over the last year because of their gambling It’s not a surprise that people in the only US state...

Corey Levitan December 11, 2025

New US Entry Rules Could Cripple Las Vegas’ Recovery

A new Trump Administration proposal threatens to deter even more Vegas vacations from abroad The proposal mandates five years of social media disclosure for all foreign visitors -- even from counties considered visa-waived International tourism to Vegas is already off around 12%...

Corey Levitan December 10, 2025

VIDEO: Trailer Drops for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘EPiC’ Elvis Presley Las Vegas Concert Doc

Director Baz Luhrmann just dropped the trailer for his "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" documentary The film restores unseen 16mm and 8mm reels of Elvis at the International/Hilton in Las Vegas, synced with narration from the King  Baz Luhrmann has unveiled the...

Corey Levitan December 9, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Oasis Blows Off Sphere, David Byrne, Bryan Adams

The Sun claims that Oasis turned down “big money” for a Las Vegas Sphere residency. It makes perfect sense for Sphere chief James Dolan to want Noel and Liam Gallagher after the brothers’ “Live ’25” reunion tour sold out 41 stadiums on...

Corey Levitan December 8, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: 2 Fine Dining Lists Totally Diss Strip, Eggslut Hatches 2nd Vegas Location

Despite all Las Vegas media outlets regurgitating the corporate publicity spin, Las Vegas fared embarrassingly poorly in two recent prestigious food rankings. Only two Sin City restaurants cracked the top 100 in the annual LaListe ranking of the world’s top 1,000 restaurants....

Corey Levitan December 8, 2025

Las Vegas Restaurants Eligible for Michelin Stars Again!

After a 16-year hiatus, the Michelin Guide is returning to evaluate Vegas eateries Seven restaurants that previously earned Michelin stars remain open in town Updated rankings will be revealed sometime next year The undisputed biggest and best Las Vegas dining news of...

Corey Levitan December 8, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: This Sign Welcomes Visitors to Las Vegas, New Mexico

While it's better known than its predecessor, Las Vegas, Nev., isn't the first town to carry that moniker Las Vegas, NM, came first -- in 1835 But though the small New Mexican hamlet got thoroughly overshadowed by the other Las Vegas by...

Corey Levitan December 8, 2025

Zac Brown’s Las Vegas Sphere Residency Accused of Satanism

The Zac Brown Band’s handlers may believe in that old saw, “all publicity is good publicity.” Still, the headline that most acts hope to generate when they open a music residency at the Las Vegas Sphere isn't 'Country Music Star Accused of...

Corey Levitan December 7, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Prostitution is Legal in Las Vegas

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Aug. 19, 2022. It is the most widely read of all 174 articles in this series so far.  Yes, that billboard truck pulling...

Corey Levitan December 5, 2025

Bingo Returning to Las Vegas Strip After More than a Decade

Grandmas, grab your daubers. You’re wanted in Las Vegas again. Circus Circus is bringing bingo back to the Strip for the first time in more than a decade. The games will start mid-February 2026 in a 225-seat hall in on the casino’s...

Corey Levitan December 4, 2025