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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.
Contact Corey at [email protected].
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1398 stories by Corey Levitan
Did Burlesque Just Replace the Las Vegas Showgirl Show?
Burlesque has existed as an American art form since the 1860s, but it’s peaking again, and Las Vegas seems to be where. "Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review," opened by the international queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese last October in the...
Casino Chip Grabber Added to Nevada’s Black Book
Neal Ahmed Hearne, a man who grabbed thousands of dollars worth of casino chips from table games at 15 Las Vegas casinos, has become the 37th person added to Nevada’s so-called “black book.” That the list of individuals who are forever banned...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Ciao Bella Vita, Parm to Aria’s Table, Spirits Lost
Las Vegas restaurateur?Sergio Montegrande has closed all three of his Bella Vita Italian restaurants, which have been locals favorites since he opened his original Henderson location in 2015. Usually, when this happens, eateries leave a pleasantly worded note on their social media...
Aussie Casino Doles Out Millions by Mistake, Then Has Recipients Arrested
Star Casino in Sydney, Australia gave away millions in cash due to a software glitch before casino operators recognized and corrected the error. Their correction included arresting the recipients of the cash. The glitch, introduced via a software update to the Star's...
Tropicana Las Vegas Selling Off Entire Furnished Suites Before Implosion
The pre-implosion liquidation sale at the Tropicana Las Vegas, which we first told you about last month, just got even weirder. Ohio-based International Content Liquidations (ICL), which had been selling TVs, furniture, art, and lighting fixtures piecemeal from the 67-year-old casino resort,...
NoMad Hotel to Check Out of Park MGM on Las Vegas Strip
The NoMad will soon be no more on the Las Vegas Strip. The boutique luxury hotel, which currently occupies 293 rooms on the top four floors of Park MGM, has been evicted by its new corporate owners. Hilton acquired a majority controlling...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Boyz II Men II Cosmo, Mariah Carey-ing Over, Change is Beautiful
Boyz II Men, the top-selling R&B group of all time, have announced four upcoming shows at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan: August 23, 24, 30, and 31. The Boyz performed a hit residency at The Mirage from 2013 to 2019, and last...
DOJ to Sue Ticketmaster/Live Nation for Ticket Monopoly
The Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, according to multiple reports. At issue is Live Nation’s alleged monopoly over live entertainment in the US and the exorbitant fees...
New Paris Las Vegas Tower, Annexed from Horseshoe, Getting Rare Balconies
Many unusual attributes will accompany the new Versailles Tower at Paris -- unusual even for Las Vegas -- when it fully opens later this year. First of all, it’s not new at all, but one of the oldest towers at the former...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: To ‘86’ Someone Was Vegas Mob Slang for Murder
The bodies of so many murder victims were buried in the desert outside Las Vegas that, many of you have undoubtedly heard, it transformed the number "86" into a verb. The term is alleged by multiple internet sources to derive from a...