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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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2097 stories by Corey Levitan

Social Media Rips Into First Destination-Wide Las Vegas Sale

The first destination-wide Las Vegas sale began Monday on rooms, dining and entertainment It comes in response to a seven-month tourism downturn and the perception that Las Vegas casinos are nickel-and-diming their loyal customers too much The immediate social media response is...

Corey Levitan September 22, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Movies You Thought Were Shot in Vegas

Many of your favorite films featuring Las Vegas weren't actually shot in Sin City The reasons for the fakery include the high cost of shooting in town, getting permission from casinos, which are very protective of their reputations, and the ability to...

Corey Levitan September 22, 2025

Redes critican se vuelcan con la primera oferta turística integral de Las Vegas

Experiencia: Juegos comerciales, Entretenimiento, Perspectiva experta, Las Vegas, Restaurantes, Mitos de Las Vegas desmentidos. La primera oferta turística de Las Vegas comenzó el lunes con descuentos en habitaciones, restaurantes y entretenimiento. Esta iniciativa surge como respuesta a siete meses de caída del...

Corey Levitan September 22, 2025

Adolescente sospechoso se entrega en caso de ciberataque a casino de Las Vegas en 2023

Un adolescente sospechoso de estar involucrado en los ciberataques de 2023 que paralizaron las dos mayores empresas de casinos de Las Vegas se ha entregado a las autoridades, según el Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas (LVMPD). El sospechoso, cuyo nombre...

Corey Levitan September 21, 2025

Teen Suspect Surrenders in 2023 Las Vegas Casino Cyberattack Case

A teenage boy suspected of involvement in the 2023 cyberattacks that disrupted the two largest Las Vegas casino companies has surrendered to authorities, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).   The suspect, whose name has not been released due...

Corey Levitan September 19, 2025

Las Vegas in Talks with NFL to Host 2029 Super Bowl — Report

Las Vegas is angling to host the 2029 Super Bowl The city hosted its first Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in 2024 That event was a financial windfall for the region, reportedly generating nearly $900M in gross visitor spending Las Vegas is...

Corey Levitan September 19, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Golden Steer Steakhouse Opened in 1958

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 July 1, 2024. The phrase “Est. 1958” appears prominently on the Golden Steer Steakhouse’s sign, its menu, its website, and all...

Corey Levitan September 19, 2025

New York City Fire Investigators Discover Illegal Gambling Den in Death-Trap Cellar

The discovery of a hidden underground gambling den in Manhattan on Tuesday was entirely accidental. FDNY inspectors were responding to a routine complaint about illegal lithium battery charging in Manhattan’s Chinatown. But the uncertified lithium-ion batteries, of the kind known to have...

Corey Levitan September 18, 2025

Investigadores de incendios de Nueva York descubren un casino clandestino en un sótano que era una trampa mortal

Especialización: Juegos comerciales, Entretenimiento, Opiniones de expertos, Las Vegas, Restaurantes, Mitos de Las Vegas desmentidos. El descubrimiento de una sala de juego clandestina en Manhattan el martes fue totalmente accidental. Los inspectores del Departamento de Bomberos de Nueva York (FDNY) respondían a...

Corey Levitan September 18, 2025

Man Arrested for Threatening Stations Casino CEO Over Charlie Kirk Signs

A 26-year-old Wisconsin man is being charged with making threats against a Las Vegas casino for memorializing slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk on its marquee According to police, Thomas  “TJ” Fedikovich placed two calls warning Sunset Station to take down the sign....

Corey Levitan September 17, 2025