Corey Levitan

@coreylevitan

I am the Corey Levitan of writers.

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 12

Steve Wynn did. She didn't. Thanks so much to @summacorp for helping me with this! @lasvegaslocally @VitalVegas @OyVegas casino.org/news/vegas-myt…

coreylevitan's tweet card. An iconic Vegas photo has long left viewers asking how LaVeeda Varley pulled off the dangerous stunt of sitting atop the 90-foot tall Las Vegas Club sign

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jul 24

Thanks so much to @summacorp for his help on this this!!! @vitalvegas @OyVegas @LasVegasLocally casino.org/news/lost-vega…

coreylevitan's tweet card. What closes in Vegas sometimes stays in Vegas. Often, it’s more cost-effective for Strip resorts to wall off and forget old attractions and rooms that

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jul 22

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jul 1

Here’s some good news for anyone lacking the perfect example to cite for why Las Vegas isn’t what it used to be... casino.org/news/internet-…

coreylevitan's tweet card. Here’s some good news for anyone lacking the perfect example to cite for Las Vegas not being what it used to be. A video posted to the live-streaming

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jun 30

Coming up on every week for three years with this column, and there are many more to come... casino.org/news/vegas-myt…

coreylevitan's tweet card. Contrary to popular belief, the Hoover Dam was not built to provide either water or power to Las Vegas Las Vegas only ended up needing water and

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jun 25

MY LOVE LETTER FROM MIKE I think this story defines who the lead singer of the Beach Boys really is. When I worked at the Daily Breeze, the Beach Boys' hometown paper, I ran an interview with Al Jardine in which he called Mike Love ridiculously litigious and unscrupulous. To…

coreylevitan's tweet image. MY LOVE LETTER FROM MIKE

I think this story defines who the lead singer of the Beach Boys really is.

When I worked at the Daily Breeze, the Beach Boys' hometown paper, I ran an interview with Al Jardine in which he called Mike Love ridiculously litigious and unscrupulous.

To…

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · Jun 23

I did some (almost) Vintage Las Vegas-level sleuthing to get this one right. #ElvisPresley @VitalVegas, @LasVegasLocally, @VisitGraceland, @summacorp, @VintageLasVegas, @OyVegas, @VegasPaulyCeee casino.org/news/vegas-myt…

coreylevitan's tweet card. The Westgate's Imperial Sky Villa purports to be the suite Elvis called home from 1969-76 While built in some of the space once occupied by Elvis'

Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 19

This weekend, @Mariska Hargitay revealed that former Las Vegas bandleader Nelson Sardelli was her biological father, making global headlines. It's a scoop I originally published in a Men's Health article in 2014, after Sardelli openly discussed it in front of me -- knowing that I…

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 17

These are not the standard prices for alcohol at just any bar at EDC. They’re for bottle service at the Marquee SkyDeck. I’m not saying these aren’t insane insanely wrong prices for $20 bottles, but that’s not what ur really paying for, which is a seat close to the main stage…

coreylevitan's tweet image. These are not the standard prices for alcohol at just any bar at EDC.

They’re for bottle service at the Marquee SkyDeck.

I’m not saying these aren’t insane insanely wrong prices for $20 bottles, but that’s not what ur really paying for, which is a seat close to the main stage…

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 9

Here's a question you know you've been asking yourself... @Vita1Vegas @LVA_Tweet @LasVegasLocally @OyVegas casino.org/news/is-sperm-…

coreylevitan's tweet card. A 17-year-old San Francisco resident seeks to stage Las Vegas' first sperm race The sport involves samples from two competitors, magnified and projected

Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 9

How many of you knew that Frank Sinatra once told Donald Trump to eff himself? @VitalVegas @LasVegasLocally @LVA_Tweet @OyVegas casino.org/news/why-sinat…

coreylevitan's tweet card. When the president of Trump's Taj Mahal died before the casino opened in 1990, Trump himself took up negotiating a deal to procure Frank Sinatra for its

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Corey Levitan@coreylevitan · May 7

This is one of my favorite headlines I've written this year. casino.org/news/robotaxi-…

coreylevitan's tweet card. A robotaxi from Zoox rear-ended an occupied passenger car last month on an unnamed Las Vegas freeway No injuries were reported A software issue was