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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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7892 stories by Devin O'Connor

Washington cardrooms maximum bet Maverick Gaming

Washington State Gaming Regulators Allow Commercial Cardrooms to Increase Bets

The Washington State Gambling Commission recently dealt a winning hand to the state's commercial cardrooms by agreeing to allow higher bets. Maverick Gaming is a Washington-based gaming operator headquartered in Kirkland. The company owns and operates 23 of the 38 commercial cardrooms...

Devin O'Connor July 26, 2023
Norfolk casino Virginia gambling

Norfolk Casino Delayed Over Construction Timeline

This week's decision to pull the Norfolk casino project application from the city's Architectural Review Board was largely because of the developers' timeline to bring the full resort concept to reality. The City of Norfolk and a group led by the Pamunkey...

Devin O'Connor July 26, 2023
Sphere Entertainment

Sphere Las Vegas Agrees to Allow Workers to Mull Union Membership

The Sphere in Las Vegas will allow its employees to consider organizing and joining the leading casino workers' union in Nevada once the immersive entertainment venue opens this fall. Located just off the Strip at The Venetian Resort, The Sphere is a...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2023
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 Resort Casino, Oneida Nation, construction elevator collapse, OSHA investigation, casino expansion

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