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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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1903 stories by Corey Levitan

Mirage on Las Vegas Strip Announces Official Closing Date

The Mirage now has an official closing date, and it’s coming up fast. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates the Las Vegas Strip casino resort, announced on Tuesday that will shut the Mirage on July 17. That's so it can be...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2024

More Women Accuse Vegas Magician David Copperfield of Sexual Misconduct — Report

One thing David Copperfield can’t make disappear are the charges of sexual misconduct hounding him since 2007. A new investigation by The Guardian adds several new names to the Las Vegas magician's list of accusers. More than half said they were 15...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2024

VIDEO: Vegas Airport Passenger Joneses for Slot Spin

In the past year, two gamblers have hit million-dollar slot jackpots at the airport in Las Vegas. Judging from the urgency displayed by one airline passenger in a social media video, he thought he would be the third. In the video, which...

Corey Levitan May 15, 2024

LET’S GET RAIL: Will High-Speed Vegas Train Happen? Can It Succeed at $400 a Seat?

Brightline West, which broke ground last month, promises to travel at speeds of up to 200 mph along the I-15 median from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. It's expected to open in 2028. “I am firmly convinced that once the first...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2024

Evel Knievel Museum Jumping to Las Vegas

The Evel Knievel Museum, which opened in the late daredevil’s hometown of Topeka, Kansas in 2017, is motorcycle-jumping to downtown Las Vegas. The museum will be the main attraction of the brand new Mission Linen building, at 1001 South 1st St. Its...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2024

THEY BLUEY IT: Vegas Restaurant Disappoints Thousands with Pathetically Costumed Kids Character

May 11, 2024, is a day that will live in infamy for the more than 3,000 people who schlepped to a Las Vegas event promoting the opportunity to “meet Bluey & friends.” Waiting for them at the fast-food restaurant Dirt Dog, at...

Corey Levitan May 14, 2024

Judge Tosses Las Vegas Casino Resort Price-Fixing Lawsuit

A lawsuit accusing the four major Las Vegas Strip casino resort operators of price-fixing has been dismissed, handing Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, and Treasure Island a win. US District Chief Judge Miranda Du rejected the lawsuit, which was an amended...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2024

Can you Sphere Me Now? Audio Coming to Vegas Venue’s Exterior

Soon, it may not only be eyes straining to make out the Las Vegas Sphere from far away, but also ears. "We think that we'll be able, this year, probably this summer, to be able to add an audio component that goes...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2024

TEACHERS STRIKE OUT: Court Rejects Ballot Measure to Undo Public Funding for Las Vegas A’s Ballpark

The Nevada Supreme Court has blocked a bid to put the Oakland Athletics’ proposed Las Vegas Strip baseball stadium to a public vote come November. In a 5-2 decision, the state’s highest court upheld the District Court’s judgment over Schools Over Stadiums,...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2024

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Hoover Dam’s Collapse Would Flood Las Vegas

If the Hoover Dam were ever to collapse, Las Vegas “would likely be submerged under several feet of water, turning the famous Strip into a temporary canal.” That’s according to a viral recent social media post from someone who apparently received their...

Corey Levitan May 13, 2024