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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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Pennsylvania Casino Revenue Stagnates, iGaming Continues Upwards Run
November 21, 2024

Pennsylvania Casino Revenue Stagnates, iGaming Continues Upwards Run

Pennsylvania casino revenue from in-person slot machines and table games totaled approximately $274.5 million in October 2024, a negligible 0.2% year-over-year gain. Pennsylvania's 17 brick-and-mortar casinos combined to win $200.6 million from their slots and...

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Mohegan CEO Ray Pineault: Winning a Casino License in New York City a ‘Major Priority’
November 20, 2024

Mohegan CEO Ray Pineault: Winning a Casino License in New York City a ‘Major Priority’

Mohegan, the gaming company owned by Connecticut's Mohegan Tribe, is amid its greatest operational focus pivot in its nearly three-decades-long history. Mohegan recently ended its management contracts in Atlantic City at Resorts and in Las...

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Reno’s J Resort Announces Additional $130M Investment, Total Project Now Over $550M
November 20, 2024

Reno’s J Resort Announces Additional $130M Investment, Total Project Now Over $550M

Colorado-based Jacobs Entertainment, the company behind the redevelopment and rebranding of the Sands Regency to the J Resort in Reno, Nev., continues to live up to its pre-project promises. Jacobs Entertainment spent $300 million to...

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Alabama’s Gaming Liberalization Odds Improve With Birmingham Racecourse Sale
November 20, 2024

Alabama’s Gaming Liberalization Odds Improve With Birmingham Racecourse Sale

The odds of Alabama ending its prohibition of nearly all forms of commercial gambling might have improved this week with the Poach Band of Creek Indians agreeing to purchase the Birmingham Racecourse. During recent legislative...

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Baha Mar Chinese Construction Firms Pledge Assets to Stay $1.6B Legal Ruling
November 20, 2024

Baha Mar Chinese Construction Firms Pledge Assets to Stay $1.6B Legal Ruling

A Bahamas construction firm linked to the Chinese government has pledged assets it owns in The Bahamas as collateral as it seeks a stay for an October court ruling that ordered the group to pay...

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Evolution Continues Legal Quest to Identify Group Who Made Baseless Claims
November 19, 2024

Evolution Continues Legal Quest to Identify Group Who Made Baseless Claims

Evolution AB, a leading supplier of live dealer iGaming operations and developer of online casino gaming software, is continuing its legal fight in New Jersey to expose the identity of a group of individuals who...

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Iowa Casino Petitions State to Disqualify Resort Bid for Cedar Rapids
November 19, 2024

Iowa Casino Petitions State to Disqualify Resort Bid for Cedar Rapids

A casino in Iowa has petitioned the state gaming agency responsible for reviewing new project bids to dismiss a recent application on allegations that it's seeking to operate slot machines, table games, and sports betting...

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Wind Creek Hospitality Buying Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama
November 19, 2024

Wind Creek Hospitality Buying Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama

Wind Creek Hospitality has agreed with the owners of the Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama to acquire the gaming facility. Live greyhound racing ceased at the Birmingham Racecourse in March 2020 during the COVID-19...

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Atlantic City Casinos Experience Haunting October as Gaming Win Falls 8.5%
November 19, 2024

Atlantic City Casinos Experience Haunting October as Gaming Win Falls 8.5%

Atlantic City casinos continued to see the market thin last month as in-person gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 8.5% despite an unusually warm and dry October. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports...

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Pennsylvania Proposes Making it Easier for Self-Excluded Casino Gamblers to Return
November 18, 2024

Pennsylvania Proposes Making it Easier for Self-Excluded Casino Gamblers to Return

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has proposed easing the process for self-excluded persons to regain access to the 17 brick-and-mortar casinos in the commonwealth. In October, the PGCB proposed a rule change to the...

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