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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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Death Threat for Slain Vegas Reporter Found on His Phone
State prosecutors revealed Tuesday the existence of a previously unknown death threat made against Jeff German, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter infamously murdered outside his home in 2022. The threat was left as a voicemail on German’s phone. Prosecutors made the revelation...
Can You Trust Reviews from Las Vegas Influencers?
In Las Vegas, hundreds of social media influencers post reviews and opinions about the Strip's resorts, restaurants, shows, and nightclubs to their YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts at least once a week. But can these reviews be trusted? For Gen Z --...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoofs DraftKings TV Ads – VIDEO
The latest Saturday Night Live TV commercial parody took aim at online sports betting apps with vicious glee. The two-minute spot began with familiar-sounding exultations of “the satisfaction of placing a bet and watching it hit big” and “the exhilaration of an...
Nevada Gaming Commission Changes Rule for Recruiting Whales
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has changed the rules governing how licensed independent agents bring high rollers into the state’s casinos. Commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to approve several amendments to Regulation 25, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which broke this...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: If Your ID is Expired, Your Jackpot is Forfeited
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 Oct. 23, 2023. Does an expired ID mean you can't cash in when you hit it big? Well, a viral TikTok...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Pitbull to Open First Vegas Eatery
Since Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Sly Stallone opened Planet Hollywood at Caesars Palace in 2000, dozens of celebrity owners have started restaurants in Las Vegas. This Saturday, Pitbull’s Miami Grill will open in the most wonderfully bizarre location for a celebrity...
Super Bowl v. Taylor: Which Kick to Las Vegas Economy Was Swifter?
Taylor Swift may outearn her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce. But Super Bowl LVIII, in which Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium, injected nearly four times more dollars into the Las Vegas economy than Swift’s pair...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Gaga and Usher Return, Bruno Extends
Lady Gaga’s?“Jazz + Piano” residency will return to Park MGM’s Dolby Live this June and July for at least eight shows, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. An official announcement, including on-sale dates, is expected shortly. Backed by a 30-piece big band,...
Venetian Las Vegas to Relocate Poker Room
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas plans to relocate its poker room sometime this summer from the casino floor to Level 2 of the Grand Canal Shoppes. Pending Nevada regulatory approval, the new poker room will feature 50 tables spread across 14,000 square...
Secret Underground Las Vegas House Opens (Briefly) to Public
A rare opportunity has emerged to tour Las Vegas’ most peculiar home. Most Las Vegans know about the so-called "Underground House," a 15,000-square-foot doomsday bunker built entirely below ground, yet enveloped in fake daylight, trees, and grass to simulate the real outdoors....