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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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1983 stories by Corey Levitan

Caesars Entertainment Opens Booking for Paris Las Vegas’ Balcony Rooms

The first hotel rooms with balconies to open since the Cosmopolitan’s in 2010 are now up for grabs at the Paris Las Vegas website. Las Vegas visitors can now book the eagerly awaited rooms, in the newly renovated Versailles Tower for nights...

Corey Levitan July 10, 2024

Downtown Grand Casino in Las Vegas For Sale

The Downtown Grand is for sale. The property, one block north of the Fremont Street Experience, has a 24,000-square-foot casino and 1,124 hotel rooms. According to Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blog, CIM Group, the owner of the real estate, is asking $180...

Corey Levitan July 10, 2024

OYO VEY! OSHA Investigates Vegas Casino for A/C Outage in 120° Heat

The Nevada branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the OYO Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for inadequate air conditioning. According to multiple local reports, the agency received complaints from employees about sweltering conditions inside the 30,000-square-foot casino....

Corey Levitan July 9, 2024

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Fiola Mare for the Wynn, Lakeside Goes Under, Korean Fave Meets Sad & Sudden End

Early next year, Wynn Las Vegas will debut Fiola Mare, a high-end Mediterranean seafood restaurant from Chef Fabio Trabocchi. "Since moving to the US in 2000 from Le Marche, Italy, I've dreamt of having a restaurant in Las Vegas," Trabocchi said in a statement. "I couldn't...

Corey Levitan July 9, 2024

Mirage Forced to Pay Out $1.6M in Progressive Slot Jackpots Ahead of Closure

It’s not a mirage. Starting Tuesday afternoon, The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip will give away nearly $1.6 million in guaranteed prizes. It’s not a goodwill gesture, either, but a regulatory requirement. Most casinos that close in Nevada are required to...

Corey Levitan July 9, 2024

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wynonna Returns, Gaga Promises to, Heart Won’t (For a While)

Wynonna Judd announced Monday that she’s returning to the Venetian Theatre to mark the 40th anniversary of her career with a trio of greatest-hits shows. Judd last performed a nine-show run in 2015 at the same theater with her mom, Naomi Judd,...

Corey Levitan July 8, 2024

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Airport Weather Station Underreports Summer Temps

The highest temperature to ever scorch Las Vegas, 120°F, was recorded at 3:38 p.m. Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) weather station at Harry Reid International Airport. According to many conspiracy theorists, however, the actual temperature here routinely tops that number...

Corey Levitan July 8, 2024

Las Vegas Hits 120°F, Shattering Previous Record by 3 Degrees

It’s not news when it’s hot in Las Vegas. Except when it’s hotter than it's ever been there before. Sunday at 3:38 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported the mercury hit a record-shattering 120°F at the official airport weather...

Corey Levitan July 7, 2024

The Shuttered Las Vegas Pub that Inspired The Killers’ Most Popular Song

Las Vegas lost more than a beloved British pub of nearly 30 years when Crown & Anchor suddenly closed with no warning or explanation on July 2. It lost a piece of rock n’ roll history. The beset-selling UK single of all...

Corey Levitan July 6, 2024

Adele’s Vegas Tickets Are This Year’s Priciest So Far — Report

Tickets for the Adele’s residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas were the priciest on the resale market nationwide for the first half of 2024. According to a new report by Forbes, fans doled out an average of $1,461 each to see...

Corey Levitan July 5, 2024