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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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2277 stories by Corey Levitan

VIDEO: Boyz II Men Ripped for Awful National Anthem at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Boyz II Men grabbed some unwanted attention from the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday by butchering an a cappella version of the national anthem. It was clear that the four-time Grammy winning soul stars, known for their chart-topping 1992 hit...

Corey Levitan November 24, 2024

Verstappen Wins 4th F1 Championship, Russell Wins Las Vegas Grand Prix

George Russell led a one-two victory for Mercedes in the second annual Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, but it was once again Max Verstappen’s night. The 27-year-old Dutchman nabbed his fourth consecutive F1 Driver's Championship by coming in fifth place. This...

Corey Levitan November 24, 2024

Oyo Becomes Latest Las Vegas Casino to Charge for Parking

The Oyo knows your trick -- parking in its free garage and then walking across Tropicana Boulevard to gamble at the MGM Grand – and it has finally put a stop to it. Oyo now charges, via a parking app, $13 for...

Corey Levitan November 23, 2024

F1 to Remain in Vegas Year-Round Via New Interactive Experiences

After breaking down tonight's Las Vegas Grand Prix, next on F1's to-do list will be readying a year-round slate of experiences at Grand Prix Plaza. The 39-acre complex at 4400 Koval Lane, which features the race's pit building, has stood pretty much...

Corey Levitan November 23, 2024

Layoffs are Latest Immersive Experience at AREA15 in Vegas

AREA15 has confirmed that it is in the midst of a “restructuring ... to address evolving marketplace conditions,” as it said in a statement. The number of employees to be laid off wasn’t disclosed, and no layoff notice was filed with the...

Corey Levitan November 22, 2024

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Cronut Creator Sets Opening Date, Guest House

Dominique Ansel will launch his second Strip eatery, Dominique Ansel Marché, at Paris Las Vegas on Friday, December 6. The new eatery will join Dominique Ansel Bakery, which the James Beard Award-winning French pastry chef opened at Caesars Palace in 2022. The new concept, which has claimed the...

Corey Levitan November 22, 2024

F1-ed OVER: Grand Prix to Wreck Las Vegas Show Revenue Again

It’s not only restaurants and casinos that are taking a huge business hit from this week’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, though they’re the only ones that have sued so far. The operators of Las Vegas’ many production shows are feeling a...

Corey Levitan November 21, 2024

Brad Pitt Now Filming an F1 Movie Around Las Vegas

Brad Pitt may be an F1 fan, but that’s not the primary reason he was spotted around town during last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. Nor is it why he has returned, along with the second annual race, this week. Pitt...

Corey Levitan November 21, 2024

Most Regrettable Las Vegas Experiences

Las Vegas offers dozens of ways to regret losing your money in each and every casino. This is a warning about some of the most popular nongambling ways. We’ve tried, and thoroughly regretted, all of these “must do” experiences, hopefully so you...

Corey Levitan November 20, 2024

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Jason Aldean Sets Date to Fight Blake Shelton (Restaurant-Wise)

Do enough country music fans visit Las Vegas every weekend to make Jason Aldean’s new Southern restaurant and honky-tonk just as successful as Blake Shelton’s almost identical Ole Red across the Strip and a 10-minute walk north? TC Restaurant Group, the corporation...

Corey Levitan November 19, 2024