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Corey Levitan joined Casino.org in 2022 after a long career covering Las Vegas. He currently covers gaming news on the US West Coast, including 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.
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Graceland, Former Home of Vegas Icon Elvis Presley, Nearly Goes to Auction
A public auction for Graceland, the longtime home of late Las Vegas icon Elvis Presley, was scheduled to take place Thursday. That was before Riley Keough succeeded in temporarily stopping it. The 34-year-old actress was granted a temporary restraining order against the...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Cronut Creator Gets 2nd Strip Eatery, Is José Andrés’ Bazaar Dead Meat?
Dominique Ansel will launch his second Strip eatery this fall. Dominique Ansel Marché will open at Paris Las Vegas, it was announced Tuesday. The new eatery will join Dominique Ansel Las Vegas, which the James Beard Award-winning French pastry chef opened at...
Drink and Drive in 2025 at Caesars Palace’s F1 Arcade
Formula 1 announced on Monday that its F1 Arcade Experience is coming to the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace next year. The 21,000-square-foot gaming hub, located in a storefront with Strip views, will cram two floors with full-motion racing simulators. There will...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Nas for the Wynn, Vedder Kicks Butker, ParkMGM Lands Lenny
Nas just announced three Labor Day shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The rapper will be joined by the Las Vegas Philharmonic for the dates, which celebrate the 30th anniversary of his “Illmatic” album. “Las Vegas has always served...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Streaks Can be Harnessed
In the long run, the law of averages always applies. All numbers, colors, and other symbols in randomized casino games will hit according to how many of each there are. However, the short run is the only period available to gamblers in...
Why a Bottle of Champagne at EDC Las Vegas Cost $94,000
When a photo of the drink menu for this weekend’s Electronic Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas made the rounds, it generated X/Twitter outrage, at least among people unfamiliar with the concept of bottle service. The menu listed prices ranging from $1,540...
Tourism Board Investigated After Gifting Each Las Vegas WNBA Player $100K
The WNBA is investigating $100,000 gifts made by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to each of the 12 players on the Las Vegas Aces. The players are being given the money -- with no strings attached -- on top...
Off-Strip Casino Sues F1 Over Las Vegas Grand Prix
The owners of Ellis Island Casino are suing F1 for monetary damages it claims to have suffered at the hands of last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The suit -- filed last month but first reported on Friday by the Las...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The $20 Room Upgrade Trick
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 Nov. 27, 2023.? Flashing a crisp Andrew Jackson to the front desk clerk at the Riviera might have worked...
Downtown Vegas Property Owner Proposes Rooftop Amusement Park
A giant LED canopy blanketing Fremont Street was only one of many wild ideas proposed to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. The difference between it and many others, including a system of Venetian canals proposed by Steve Wynn, and life-size replicas of the...