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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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Celine Dion Can No Longer Control Muscles, Comeback Crushed: Report
Hopes for a Celine Dion comeback in Las Vegas, buoyed briefly by her first public appearance at Katy Perry’s farewell “Play” residency date at Resorts World, have been positively crushed by a new report out of France. The superstar’s older sister tells...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Las Vegas Strip’s Official Boundaries
Most people know where the Las Vegas Strip officially starts and ends. It runs from just south of Russell Road, where the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" (WTFLV) stands, northward to the STRAT. Except that it doesn't. There is no official definition...
Hoover Dam’s ‘Homicide Hotel’ Celebrates Anniversary
On Friday, the Boulder Dam Hotel celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala during which attendees wore attire celebrating the historic landmark’s 1930s heyday. The two-story Colonial-style lodging house -- which since 2005 has also housed a museum -- is located in...
Wynn Las Vegas Sued by Family of Woman Who Died at Slot Machine
The family of a woman who collapsed while playing a Wynn Las Vegas slot machine, and later died, is suing the casino resort for failing to “reasonably assess” her need for emergency medical attention. Billie Sakkab, 74, collapsed while playing slots alone...
Kanye West’s Uncensored Antisemitic Rant in Vegas Hotel Suite — VIDEO
In the early hours of Friday, Kanye West went on another of his now trademark antisemitic rants. In this one, the formerly respected hip-hop musician raved about Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, and his former business partners. Kanye West needs some help, but...
Wynn Las Vegas Savages Fontainebleau Using Justin Timberlake
Wynn Las Vegas took a savage potshot at the younger, hipper competitor focusing the world’s attention on the north side of the Strip this week. That potshot involved Justin Timberlake, the headliner of the Fontainebleau’s grand opening. After the party, Timberlake shared...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Bodies
EDITOR’S NOTE:?“Vegas Myths Busted” publishes a new entry every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 22, 2022.? A surprising number of alternative facts about the world's gambling capital continue to resonate...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas’s 6,145-Day Journey Into Opening Night
Fontainebleau Las Vegas first broke ground in February 2007. That’s so long ago, the Frontier was still operating across the street. Its owners, led by Jeffrey Soffer, planned to open it as a sister property to their Miami resort in October 2009....
Celebs Overflow Fountainebleau Las Vegas Opening
Most of Malibu emptied into Las Vegas on Wednesday, where a private party was held to celebrate the grand opening of the Strip’s newest casino resort, the Fontainebleau, as well as the 55th birthday of its founder, Jeffrey Soffer. The guest list...
10 Las Vegas Celebrities We Lost in 2023
The world of Las Vegas entertainment suffered major losses in 2023. Our list, presented in alphabetical order, consists of 10 celebrities with a stronger-than-average Las Vegas connection. Read on to remember their lives and legacies. 1. Dirk Arthur Arthur’s "Wild Magic” debuted...