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Devin O'Connor

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

Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Arlington, Va.

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Rivers Casino Philadelphia Fined For Allowing Underage People Access to Gaming
July 24, 2025

Rivers Casino Philadelphia Fined For Allowing Underage People Access to Gaming

Rivers Casino Philadelphia has been fined for allowing underage gamblers The casino owned by Rush Street Gaming was fined $30K The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board additionally placed seven people on the state's various Involuntary Exclusion...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Circa Sports Readies Largest Sportsbook in Kentucky With 80-Foot LED Screen
July 24, 2025

Circa Sports Readies Largest Sportsbook in Kentucky With 80-Foot LED Screen

Circa Sports is opening Kentucky's largest sportsbook Circa Sports Kentucky will operate at Kentucky Downs The sportsbook will open to the public on August 23 Circa Sports is bringing Las Vegas to Kentucky with the...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Resort Would Provide Broadway Bridge Jobs
July 24, 2025

Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Resort Would Provide Broadway Bridge Jobs

Caesars Palace Times Square would provide temporary jobs to Broadway workers The bridge jobs could help Broadway performers and crew while between jobs Caesars Palace Times Square is a proposed $5.4 billion development Officials with...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Atlantic County Collects $15 Million Settlement From Casino Taxes Lawsuit
July 24, 2025

Atlantic County Collects $15 Million Settlement From Casino Taxes Lawsuit

Atlantic County has received $15 million from New Jersey The money is to make the county whole over casino property taxes The state allowed the casinos to pay less tax through a 2021 law Atlantic...

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Hollywood Joliet Riverboat Announces Closing Ahead of Land-Based Casino Opening
July 23, 2025

Hollywood Joliet Riverboat Announces Closing Ahead of Land-Based Casino Opening

The Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat will close July 29 The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opens August 11 Penn Entertainment invested $185 million in the new land-based casino The Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat will take its...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Will NYC Mayor Eric Adams Again Save Bally’s Bronx Casino Plan?
July 23, 2025

Will NYC Mayor Eric Adams Again Save Bally’s Bronx Casino Plan?

NYC Mayor Eric Adams is mulling a veto to allow the Bally's Bronx casino bid to continue The City Council all but killed the Bally's application with a land-use vote against the project The Trump...

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Atlantic City Casino Leader Doubles Down on Belief Town Primed for ‘Renaissance’
July 23, 2025

Atlantic City Casino Leader Doubles Down on Belief Town Primed for ‘Renaissance’

Resorts Atlantic City's expanded LandShark Beach Bar is open Resorts President Mark Giannantonio continues to forecast a "renaissance" for Atlantic City Giannantonio's prediction seems to be being fulfilled The Atlantic City casino industry's key official,...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell Says Riverside Folds on Cedar Crossing Lawsuit
July 23, 2025

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell Says Riverside Folds on Cedar Crossing Lawsuit

Cedar Crossing Casino is a go in Iowa's Cedar Rapids Elite Casino Resorts has dropped its legal challenge of the development The project is a $275 million investment Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell broke the...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Fake Online Gambling Ads Continue to Impersonate Legitimate Casinos
July 22, 2025

Fake Online Gambling Ads Continue to Impersonate Legitimate Casinos

Illegal online casinos continue to impersonate legitimate casino properties A tribe in Florida says it is the latest victim of the iGaming deception No legal forms of slot machines or table games are allowed online...

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Casino Queen Marquette Will Rebrand to Bally’s With Opening of Brick-and-Mortar Facility
July 22, 2025

Casino Queen Marquette Will Rebrand to Bally’s With Opening of Brick-and-Mortar Facility

Casino Queen Marquette is amid a $21 million inland move Once inland, the casino will become known as Bally's Marquette Only two riverboats in Iowa will remain Casino Queen Marquette began construction of its brick-and-mortar...

Written by Devin O'Connor