Areas of Expertise
1567 stories by Corey Levitan
Room Heater Catches Fire at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
A small electrical fire occurred on the 36th floor of the Fontainebleau on Sunday night. No one was seriously injured. Around 8:47 p.m., several Clark County Fire Department Units responded to reports of a fire at 2777 South Las Vegas Blvd. According...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Sands’ Showgirl Tram
The showgirls at the Sands not only kicked up a storm as the opening act for iconic Sands headliners including the Rat Pack, but they also took the day shift driving the resort’s parking lot tram in full costume. “This photo shows...
PETE & GREET: The Local Legend Who Became a ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ Character
Getting to know Gordy Siddons, the man who inspired one of the most popular characters in one of the most popular video games of all time, is far from easy. He will straight out tell you “I don’t want to talk about...
LOST VEGAS: The Historic Holy Cow Casino
The building that housed the Holy Cow Casino and Brewery, on the northeast corner of Sahara and the Strip, made Las Vegas history for a couple of big reasons. In 1955, five years before the Strip was officially desegrated, the property opened...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘Fear and Loathing’ Really Happened
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 3, 2023. Hunter S. Thompson, who died by suicide 18 years ago last Monday, is famous for...
STEAK HOLDER: Billionaire Tilman Fertitta Buys Historic NYC Steakhouse
Billionaire Tilman Fertitta just paid the biggest bill for steak in history. The casino and restaurant tycoon recently purchased the iconic Keens Steakhouse in New York City for $30 million. "This is a New York jewel," Fertitta told Bloomberg, promising that Keens...
Las Vegas Residencies Ranked by Money Earned
With “Weekends With Adele” and more than a full year of Sphere behind us, it’s time to create a new list of the highest-grossing Las Vegas residencies of all time. Nine of 10 of our ranking are based on Billboard magazine’s Boxscore...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Adele’s $349 Vegas Live Album, Eagles Keep Landing
If you already miss spending lots of money on Adele, her new $349 box set of live Caesars Palace recordings will solve that problem for you. The superstar began selling the collection before all of the confetti was cleaned out of The...
What ‘Casino’ Didn’t Tell You About Mob Wife Geri Rosenthal
What you didn’t learn about Geri Rosenthal from “Casino,” Martin Scorsese's 1995 film, may change the way you feel about her. As the wife of mobster Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, Geri -- a thinly veiled version of whom was played by Sharon Stone...
Vegas Chippendales to Linq Back Up With Caesars Entertainment
They’ve undressed for success at the Rio for 22 years. But after performing for around the 9,000th time for bachelorette and divorce parties there this New Year’s Eve, these dozen famously bow-tied hunks are moving to the Linq on the Las Vegas...
