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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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7579 stories by Devin O'Connor

Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel resort

Hollywood Casino Columbus Plans 200-Room Hotel With $100M Expansion

Hollywood Casino Columbus might soon add "resort" to its name. That's after announcing this week a $100 million expansion of the property that will bring a 200-room hotel and new amenities to the destination. Hollywood Columbus opened in 2012, about four years...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2023
Jerry Seinfeld Las Vegas comedy Caesars Palace Colosseum

Jerry Seinfeld Extends Caesars Colosseum Residency to 2024 With Six Performances

Jerry Seinfeld is returning to Las Vegas next year with his ongoing residency at Caesars Palace's Colosseum. Caesars Entertainment announced this week that the 69-year-old is extending his residency on the Las Vegas Strip into 2024 with an entirely new show. The...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2023
North Carolina casino gambling Rockingham

North Carolina Casino Bill Proposes Three Commercial Gaming Resorts

A legislative effort in North Carolina to authorize commercial casino resorts is officially underway in the Raleigh capital. As expected, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) filed a draft bill this week that seeks to end the state's prohibition...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2023
HeadWaters casino Norfolk Virginia gambling

Norfolk Casino Project Delayed Again as Developer Rescinds Application

The Norfolk casino project remains just a dream for the Pamunkey Indians, the federal tribe that the city partnered with for its casino development. City voters authorized the deal through a November 2020 local ballot referendum. Virginia lawmakers three years ago passed...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2023
Turning Stone Oneida Nation Upstate New York

Turning Stone $370M Expansion Focused on Attracting Major Conventions

In September, Turning Stone announced a major expansion of the tribal casino and resort owned and operated by the Oneida Nation in Upstate New York. Details of the project, the largest expansion of the resort since it opened as a bingo hall...

Devin O'Connor July 24, 2023
Brian Harman Open golf odds

Open Championship Long Shot Brian Harman Hoists Claret Jug

The Open Championship was a bit of a yawner Sunday, as American Brian Harman began the day with a five-shot lead at Royal Liverpool and never looked back. Harman, a 36-year-old PGA Tour journeyman who had never won a major in his...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2023
Coney Island casino resort New York

Coney Island Casino Developers Believe Resort Would Revitalize Brooklyn Seaside Community

The team behind a $3 billion proposed casino resort for Coney Island believes their bid best satisfies the New York Gaming Location Board's qualifying criteria that mandates applicants demonstrate how their projects would provide an economic jumpstart in the community where it's...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2023
Powerball jackpot lottery commission

Powerball $1B Ticket Sold Near Skid Row, Los Angeles Mini-Market Owner Collects $1M

The $1.08 billion Powerball ticket that matched the six winning numbers this past week was sold near Skid Row in Los Angeles -- a neighborhood notorious for homelessness and crime. Powerball officials said the winning ticket that hit the July 19 drawing...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2023
Hoiana Vietnam casino Cow Tai Fook

Hoiana Casino Operations in Vietnam Acquired by Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook

The operations of the Hoiana casino have reportedly been taken over by Chow Tai Fook, one of the property's developers and owners, from a group previously run by jailed former Macau junket kingpin Alvin Chau. Hoiana opened in 2021. A joint venture...

Devin O'Connor July 21, 2023
Atlantic City casino smoking Donna DeCaprio

Atlantic City Casino Union Boss Likens Smoking Ban to Economic ‘Suicide’

Newly implemented Atlantic City casino union leader Donna DeCaprio ruffled some feathers during her first week on the job after she was questioned about the ongoing permittance of indoor smoking at the nine resorts. DeCaprio took the reins of Unite Here Local...

Devin O'Connor July 21, 2023