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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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1615 stories by Corey Levitan

Former MGM Grand Prez Faces 5 Years in Prison For Illegal Gambling

Scott Sibella, the former president and chief operating officer of Resorts World Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Wednesday to charges that could send him to prison for five years and cost him $250K in fines. The...

Corey Levitan January 25, 2024

Las Vegas Politicians Accepted $55K in Free F1 Tix

Five Las Vegas politicians accepted “educational” tickets worth more than $10,900 each to attend November’s inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, according to campaign finance records first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. According to the newspaper, all seven members of the...

Corey Levitan January 24, 2024

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Six Las Vegas Chefs Make James Beard Award Semifinals, Jon Favreau Parks Food Truck at Park MGM

Six Las Vegas chefs have been named semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. The organizers of the nation’s most prestigious culinary recognition announced their picks on Wednesday. In the most esteemed national categories, Chef Oscar Amador of Anima by EDO...

Corey Levitan January 24, 2024

Selling Out Las Vegas’ Dignity for Sports Revenue: Opinion

Some of the preparations Las Vegas has undertaken for the slew of new sporting events streaming into town come at the expense of its dignity. Ads have wrapped Las Vegas casino resorts before. During most of the 11 years Donny and Marie...

Corey Levitan January 24, 2024

Las Vegas’ Latest Scandal: Nachogate at Fontainebleau

UPDATE: In response to the story you're about to read, the Fontainebleau announced on Thursday, Jan. 25, that the nachos at its sports book, also known as The Tavern, have been upsized. "We hope you’ll excuse our growing pains while the nachos went...

Corey Levitan January 24, 2024

Las Vegas Wants to Put Art Back in its Art District

The city of Las Vegas wants to bring art back to its art district. It has already commissioned a feasibility study to create new affordable housing for artists to live and work in the downtown area it refers to as 18b. Las...

Corey Levitan January 23, 2024

Brightline High-Speed Rail from SoCal to Vegas Snags Another $2.5B

Another $2.5B in public funding is speeding toward the Brightline West high-speed rail project, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday. That’s on top of the $1B in bonds the DOT already invested in 2020, and the $3B the project...

Corey Levitan January 23, 2024

Tupac Murder Suspect Hires New Lawyer Reprimanded by State Bar

Duane Davis, the former Compton gang leader charged in the 1996 slaying of rap legend Tupac Shakur, has swapped his court-appointed counsel for a private attorney. The new counsel has twice been sanctioned by the Nevada State Bar. Carl Arnold, a veteran...

Corey Levitan January 22, 2024

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: The Killers’ First Vegas Residency Coming to Caesars Palace

The Killers will take over for Adele at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this summer. The first residency from the Las Vegas-bred rockers will consist of eight dates in August: 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, and 30. It will celebrate the...

Corey Levitan January 22, 2024

Oakland A’s Looking for a New Home Again, but Not in Las Vegas

The Oakland A’s are looking for a new home again -- but not because they’re ditching their plan to relocate to Las Vegas. A’s execs this week toured the site of a new baseball stadium under construction in South Jordan, Utah for...

Corey Levitan January 20, 2024