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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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2511 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Actor Lee Marvin Shot Vegas Vic with an Arrow
February 7, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Actor Lee Marvin Shot Vegas Vic with an Arrow

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 19, 2023.  Longtime visitors will recall that Vegas Vic once had...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Clarkson Returns, Beyoncé Won’t Say, Donny Replaces Marie
February 6, 2025

VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Clarkson Returns, Beyoncé Won’t Say, Donny Replaces Marie

Kelly Clarkson begins a new Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this summer. “Studio Sessions -- The Las Vegas Residency” will perform 18 times between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. “I’m so excited to be back in Vegas!” Clarkson...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Wynn Lakeside Tenant Goes Overboard, TGI Die Day
February 5, 2025

VEGAS DINING NEWS: Wynn Lakeside Tenant Goes Overboard, TGI Die Day

One of the most anticipated restaurant openings of 2025 was to be Fiola Mare, a high-end Mediterranean seafood restaurant set to debut shortly in the coveted spot vacated last year by Lakeside -- so named...

Written by Corey Levitan
Mike Tyson Rumored to Appear at WrestleMania 41 in Vegas
February 4, 2025

Mike Tyson Rumored to Appear at WrestleMania 41 in Vegas

WrestleCon announced on Tuesday that boxing icon Mike Tyson will make his first appearance at the annual professional wrestling convention, which returns to Las Vegas this year for only the third time in its 12-year...

Written by Corey Levitan
Cirque Du Soleil to Debut Temporary Las Vegas Exhibit
January 31, 2025

Cirque Du Soleil to Debut Temporary Las Vegas Exhibit

There are no contortionists or acrobats in the next Las Vegas show from Cirque du Soleil -- just lot of sitting still in an exhibit hall. “Stories from Backstage: Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas,”...

Written by Corey Levitan
WWE Announces WrestleMania 41 Wraparound Events in Vegas
January 31, 2025

WWE Announces WrestleMania 41 Wraparound Events in Vegas

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced Friday a trio of wraparound events for its first WrestleMania in Las Vegas since 1993. SmackDown, NXT Stand and Deliver, and Raw will occupy T-Mobile Arena in the days surrounding...

Written by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Tiger Attack Wasn’t Siegfried & Roy’s Fault
January 31, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Tiger Attack Wasn’t Siegfried & Roy’s Fault

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran Oct. 9, 2023.  What happened at Siegfried & Roy's infamous final show 20...

Written by Corey Levitan
What to Bring Back to Las Vegas From its Classic Past — Poll
January 30, 2025

What to Bring Back to Las Vegas From its Classic Past — Poll

Our friends at the Las Vegas Advisor (LVA) website on Thursday published the results of a poll asking readers what they would bring back to Las Vegas from its glory days, if they were in...

Written by Corey Levitan
Nevada Supreme Court Backs Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s Defamation Case
January 29, 2025

Nevada Supreme Court Backs Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s Defamation Case

The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling Tuesday that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was likely defamed and can move forward with a countersuit against his rape accuser. In a 2017 blog post,...

Written by Corey Levitan
We All Scream for This Vegas Museum
January 28, 2025

We All Scream for This Vegas Museum

Here’s a scoop for you … The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) plans to open its seventh permanent location in Las Vegas in 2026. The experience, which Business Insider called “a Willy Wonka factory come...

Written by Corey Levitan