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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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2513 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Sahara Names Bazaar Meat Replacement, Famous Vegas Steakhouse Steers to Big Apple
March 6, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Sahara Names Bazaar Meat Replacement, Famous Vegas Steakhouse Steers to Big Apple

Acclaimed chef Kwame Onwuachi is taking over the space currently occupied by Bazaar Meat at the Sahara Two new Mexican restaurants are coming to Vegas The famed Golden Steer is hoofing its way to NYC...

Written by Corey Levitan
True Identity of Las Vegas’ ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Uncovered
March 6, 2025

True Identity of Las Vegas’ ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Uncovered

The subject of one of the most iconic Las Vegas photos of all time has been misidentified for 68 years The identity of “Miss Atomic Bomb” was revealed this week thanks to 25 years of...

Written by Corey Levitan
Mark Wahlberg Sells Vacant Las Vegas Lot for $17M
March 5, 2025

Mark Wahlberg Sells Vacant Las Vegas Lot for $17M

Mark Wahlberg sold an empty 2.5 acres of land in the uber-wealthy Las Vegas enclave he calls home He had been planning to build a house on the land but decided against it He bought...

Written by Corey Levitan
Legendary Mint 400 Off-Road Race Returns to Las Vegas
March 5, 2025

Legendary Mint 400 Off-Road Race Returns to Las Vegas

Fifty-four years after it inspired Hunter S. Thompson’s classic novel, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” the Mint 400 remains the great American desert race. This weekend, it returns for its 40th run. The big...

Written by Corey Levitan
‘Anora’ Only 5th Best-Picture Oscar Winner Filmed in Vegas
March 5, 2025

‘Anora’ Only 5th Best-Picture Oscar Winner Filmed in Vegas

Since the first Academy Awards were handed out in 1929, 606 films have been nominated for Best Picture, and 97 have won 'Anora,' which won the honor at the 97th Oscar ceremonies, was only the...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Mötley Crüe Postpones Residency, What You Oughta Know About Alanis, Pitbull & More
March 4, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Mötley Crüe Postpones Residency, What You Oughta Know About Alanis, Pitbull & More

Kickstart those refunds, Mötley Crüe fans. The '80s hair-metal band has postponed its residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM due a medical procedure ordered by singer Vince Neil’s doctor. Originally scheduled for March 28...

Written by Corey Levitan
A’s to Sell Priority Access to 2028 Las Vegas Season Tix
March 3, 2025

A’s to Sell Priority Access to 2028 Las Vegas Season Tix

The Athletics are selling priority access to season tickets for their 2028 season starting Friday 2028 will (they hope) be their first season playing in a new stadium built on the site of  the imploded...

Written by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: The Secret Nazi Plot to Blow Up Hoover Dam
March 3, 2025

LOST VEGAS: The Secret Nazi Plot to Blow Up Hoover Dam

Nazi spies once plotted to blow up Hoover Dam, a catastrophe that would have altered the course of WWII Their purpose was to cut off electricity to Southern California's airplane factories Intel from the US...

Written by Corey Levitan
MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU: Burlesque Star Wars Parody Coming to Vegas
March 2, 2025

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU: Burlesque Star Wars Parody Coming to Vegas

"The Empire Strips Back" is a burlesque parody of the "Star Wars" films It's taking the place of another dance troupe, Chippendales, at the Rio in Las Vegas The Chippendales have taken off from the...

Written by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: Forgotten WWII Relics Hiding in Plain Sight
February 28, 2025

LOST VEGAS: Forgotten WWII Relics Hiding in Plain Sight

Eight giant triangles are carved into the desert north of Las Vegas They represent one of the only permanent marks left on Las Vegas by WWII You have to know where to look using Google...

Written by Corey Levitan