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Reporter: Devin O'Connor

Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, entertainment and gaming news on the East Coast.

Devin's passion for politics and background in the world of pop culture television gives him insight into the gaming industry backstories that often drive news these days.

After graduating from Penn State University with a theater arts degree, he worked at MTV Networks/Viacom from 2005 to 2010 as a writer and producer. His credits included Total Request Live, New Year's Eve specials, and a special featuring poker superstar Daniel Negreanu.

He later moved on to the HGTV/DIY Network, where he created, wrote, and produced three series specials: That's So House Hunters, That's So 80s, and That's So 90s.

Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania and is an avid marathoner, having completed 15 races.

Contact Devin at devin.oconnor@casino.org.

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8021 stories by Devin O'Connor

Pennsylvania Supreme Court skill games

Former Executive of ‘Pennsylvania Skill’ Firm Pace-O-Matic Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

A former skill game executive has pleaded guilty to money laundering in Pennsylvania Pace-O-Matic is the company behind the popular Pennsylvania Skill gaming terminals Ricky Goodling, a former state police corporal, worked as POM's national compliance director A former executive at Georgia-based Pace-O-Matic, the...

Devin O'Connor February 4, 2026
Catawba Nation Two Kings Casino horse racetrack

Catawba Two Kings Casino NOT Planning Thoroughbred Racetrack

UPDATE: Reports out of Charlotte, scooped from Catawba Nation social media account comments, suggested that the tribe would build a thoroughbred racetrack in the coming years, adjacent to their Two Kings Casino Resort. The Catawba Nation has since clarified that it has...

Devin O'Connor February 4, 2026
Peoria Illinois Gaming Board lawsuit Par-A-Dice

Peoria Seeks Stay in Illinois Gaming Board Approving Par-A-Dice Redevelopment

Does a water basin underneath a casino constitute riverboat gambling? City attorneys in Peoria say Boyd Gaming's Par-A-Dice redevelopment violates the Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act The City of Peoria is seeking a court-issued stay preventing the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) from voting...

Devin O'Connor February 4, 2026
prediction market groceries New York City

REVEALED: Why Prediction Markets Are Giving Away Free Groceries in NYC

Kalshi and Polymarket are handing out free groceries in New York City The prediction markets are trying to win over public opinion in the nation's largest city Kalshi and Polymarket are the two prediction markets that garner the most media coverage. Their...

Devin O'Connor February 4, 2026
Police New York casino DUI death Long Island

Police: New York Casino Turned Away Drunk Patron Who Later Killed a Cop by DUI

Law enforcement in New York believes a police officer was killed by a drunk driver The drunk driver allegedly tried to enter a Long Island casino an hour before the fatal crash Law enforcement in New York's Nassau County has charged a...

Devin O'Connor February 4, 2026
Bay Mills Resort Casino

Bay Mills Resort Casino on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Opens Expansion

The expansion at Bay Mills Resort & Casino in Michigan is complete The new hotel and resort amenities opened to the public on Jan. 31 Bay Mills Resort & Casino on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has officially opened its doors to...

Devin O'Connor February 3, 2026
Fort Wayne casino Indiana legislation

Fort Wayne Casino Bill Clears House, Legislation No Longer Reserved for Full House

Indiana legislation to permit a casino in the Fort Wayne region is making progress State lawmakers are seemingly on board with allowing a current casino to move northeast Legislation in Indiana to allow Full House Resorts in Rising Sun or any other...

Devin O'Connor February 3, 2026
Stanley Ho Macau Stanley Willers

Macau Casino Heir Lists Manhattan Upper West Side Brownstone for $9.6 Million

An heir to Stanley Ho's casino fortune is selling a New York City brownstone at a discount Ho, the "King of Gambling," held a monopoly on casinos in Macau until the turn of the century An heir to the late Stanley Ho's...

Devin O'Connor February 3, 2026
Louisiana gambling law sweepstakes casinos

Louisiana Could Classify Online Sweepstakes Casinos as Racketeering Offenses

Online sweepstakes casinos are illegal in Louisiana A state lawmaker wants to increase the penalties for violating Louisiana's gaming law Prefiled legislation in Louisiana seeks to strengthen penalties for operating an unregulated, unlicensed online sweepstakes casino within the Bayou State. Unfazed by...

Devin O'Connor February 2, 2026
Austrian Supreme Court loot boxes gambling

Austrian Supreme Court Rules Loot Boxes Don’t Constitute Gambling

Loot boxes in video games secured another critical legal ruling, this time in Austria The Austrian Supreme Court says the in-game purchases do not constitute gambling The Supreme Court in Austria has determined that loot boxes do not constitute gambling as defined...

Devin O'Connor February 2, 2026