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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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1507 stories by Corey Levitan

VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Aldean Next to Open Country Joint on Strip, Vegas Has $10 Lobster Rolls

Jason Aldean will be the next country star to open a restaurant in Las Vegas -- not, as previously reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Morgan Wallen. Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar will occupy 10,00 square feet on the second and...

Corey Levitan August 2, 2024

Las Vegas’ Only Giraffe Dies at Lion Habitat Ranch

Ozzie, Las Vegas’ only giraffe, died early Friday morning from injuries suffered during a fall at Lion Habitat Ranch, a nonprofit sanctuary in Henderson, Nev. “In the quiet hours before dawn, something startled Ozzie, causing him to stumble,” the ranch posted on...

Corey Levitan August 2, 2024

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Don’t Have to Pay Resort Fees

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 March 17, 2023.  All major resorts on the Las Vegas Strip now charge resort fees, even those,...

Corey Levitan August 2, 2024

Did YouTube Star MrBeast Abuse Game Show Contestants in Las Vegas?

MrBeast faces allegations of mistreating contestants appearing on his upcoming Amazon Prime reality competition series, which filmed for three nights last month at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The accusations against "Beast Games," first reported by Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas and now...

Corey Levitan August 1, 2024

LOST VEGAS: Hidden Relics of Sin City’s Past You Can Still See

The history of Las Vegas has an unusual adversary: The people who own its landmarks. Every time Las Vegas explodes, it seems, it implodes first. Virtually nothing from the Strip's early history -- the Desert Inn, Sands, Dunes, Stardust, and now even...

Corey Levitan August 1, 2024

F1 Fans Not Racing to Rent Las Vegas Rooms This Year — MGM

Hotel reservations and ticket packages for the second F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix are experiencing a rapid deceleration from last year. So said MGM Resorts execs during the casino company's second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “It’s off to a soft start as...

Corey Levitan July 31, 2024

Westgate Las Vegas Unveils New Elvis Memorabilia Exhibit

The Westgate Las Vegas this morning unveiled a permanent new memorabilia collection celebrating Elvis Presley, who performed at the casino resort from July 31, 1969 through Dec. 12, 1976. One of several panels of a new Elvis Presley memorabilia collection unveiled by...

Corey Levitan July 31, 2024

UFC 306 Tickets at Vegas Sphere START at $2,757.50

Tickets went on sale Monday for UFC 306, the first sporting event hosted by the Las Vegas Sphere. Yet the venue hasn't sold out yet, and it didn’t take long to figure out why. As of Wednesday morning, the cheapest tickets available...

Corey Levitan July 31, 2024

VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Over/Underwood on Celine Slot at Resorts World, New Downtown Music Festival Says FU to F1

Carrie Underwood’s “Reflection” residency returns to the Resorts World Theatre next spring. Six new dates – March 26, 28, 29, and April 2, 4, and 5 -- go on sale at 5 a.m. PT Friday, August 2 at AXS.com. While this is...

Corey Levitan July 30, 2024

Record Las Vegas Heat Kills More Than 63 So Far — Report

The record-breaking Las Vegas heat contributed to the loss of 63 lives so far this summer, according to a new report from the Clark County coroner’s office. However, that number is likely to climb significantly higher before cooler weather takes hold after...

Corey Levitan July 30, 2024