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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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2582 stories by Corey Levitan

Two More Las Vegas Poker Rooms Reportedly Leaving Casino Floors
April 23, 2025

Two More Las Vegas Poker Rooms Reportedly Leaving Casino Floors

Caesars Entertainment is reopening its closed poker rooms at Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood, according to reliable reports Both will be located away from their more profitable casino floors Caesars Palace's poker room will be...

Written by Corey Levitan
FAA Says it Fixed Vegas Airport Issues that Increased Risk of Mid-Air Plane/Helicopter Collisions
April 22, 2025

FAA Says it Fixed Vegas Airport Issues that Increased Risk of Mid-Air Plane/Helicopter Collisions

The FAA said it corrected "several immediate" safety issues at Harry Reid International Airport three weeks ago The issues increased the likelihood of mid-air collisions between passenger planes and tourist helicopters, according to the agency...

Written by Corey Levitan
Resorts World Las Vegas Hires 1st Chief Compliance Officer Following Illegal Betting Scandal
April 22, 2025

Resorts World Las Vegas Hires 1st Chief Compliance Officer Following Illegal Betting Scandal

Resorts World Las Vegas has hired its first chief compliance officer It will be gaming attorney Jennifer Roberts' job to ensure no repeats of the recent scandal in which illegal bookmakers were allowed to gamble...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Bob Marley Hope Road Sets Opening, Will Foreigner Reunite With Gramm in Vegas?
April 22, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Bob Marley Hope Road Sets Opening, Will Foreigner Reunite With Gramm in Vegas?

Hope Road leads Bob Marley fans  to Mandalay Bay Foreigner checks into the Venetian Pitbull returns to the Fontainebleau Bob Marley Hope Road will open June 25 at Mandalay Bay. The experience will be a...

Written by Corey Levitan
NFL Hall of Famer Accused of Rape in Las Vegas Lawsuit
April 21, 2025

NFL Hall of Famer Accused of Rape in Las Vegas Lawsuit

A $50 million civil suit filed against Shannon Sharpe accuses the former football star of multiple counts of sexual abuse  Sharpe's attorney claims the sex was consensual and that the lawsuit is nothing more than...

Written by Corey Levitan
Latest Lake Mead Body Belongs to Vegas Veterinarian Filmed Kicking a Horse
April 21, 2025

Latest Lake Mead Body Belongs to Vegas Veterinarian Filmed Kicking a Horse

A body was discovered in Lake Mead over the weekend belonging to a Las Vegas veterinarian reported missing more than two weeks ago Before he vanished, the vet ignited a social media firestorm when video...

Written by Corey Levitan
Tony Hsieh, Late Las Vegas Benefactor, May Have Left a Will
April 18, 2025

Tony Hsieh, Late Las Vegas Benefactor, May Have Left a Will

A will apparently signed by late Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has been found If determined to be both legitimate and enforceable, it could halt the current probate case distributing Hsieh's reported $840M in assets Tony...

Written by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas’ First Legal Cannabis Lounge Goes Up in Smoke
April 18, 2025

Las Vegas’ First Legal Cannabis Lounge Goes Up in Smoke

Nevada's first legal cannabis consumption lounge, Smoke and Mirrors at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, has closed after operating for only a year No explanation was provided for the sudden closure, but businesses don't close in Las...

Written by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: The Thunderbird Casino
April 18, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Thunderbird Casino

In 1947, attorney Cliff Jones and his business partner, Marion Hicks, began building the fourth casino resort on Highway 91, which would in a few years be known as the Las Vegas Strip. Jones, who...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Strip is in the City of Las Vegas
April 18, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Strip is in the City of Las Vegas

EDITOR'S NOTE: "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today's entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Oct. 28, 2022. The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada" sign is...

Written by Corey Levitan