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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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6127 stories by Devin O'Connor

social gaming iOS casino app Apple

iOS Social Gaming Generated Nearly $1B in US During Pandemic Height, Report Finds

It might come as little surprise that social gaming on Apple's iOS platform thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people in the United States sat at home confined to their private residences in an effort to slow the coronavirus spread, an unprecedented...

Devin O'Connor October 28, 2021
Steve Wynn Las Vegas house Summerlin

Steve Wynn Las Vegas Summerlin Mansion Re-listed at $24.5M

Steve Wynn hasn't been involved in the US gaming industry for more than three years. But his surname will likely forever be synonymous with Las Vegas. However, now the man worth an estimated $3.3 billion is seeking to permanently uproot his Sin...

Devin O'Connor October 28, 2021
St. Tammany casino Slidell Louisiana Camellia Bay

St. Tammany Casino Would Have ‘Moderately Positive’ Regional Impact, Study Finds

If the $329 million St. Tammany casino resort proposal is built in Slidell, La., an economic study concludes that the destination would have a "moderately positive" impact on the region. The St. Tammany Corporation, which assists businesses with their economic developments in...

Devin O'Connor October 27, 2021
Nevada casinos gaming revenue

Nevada Casinos Top $1B for Seventh Straight Month, Set September Gaming Record

Nevada casinos continued their winning ways in September. The state's 322 licensed casinos collectively won more than $1.158 billion last month. The Numbers supplied by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) today reveal the 41 percent gain on Sept 2020. September 2021...

Devin O'Connor October 27, 2021
Massachusetts sports betting college

Massachusetts Sports Bets Pushed as Wagers Begin in Connecticut

Massachusetts sports betting has been an item of discussion in the Boston capital nearly since the Supreme Court in 2018 ruled that states -- not the federal government -- should determine their own individual laws on sports gambling. But with the legislature's...

Devin O'Connor October 27, 2021
Atlantic City casino smoking Phil Murphy

Atlantic City Casino Workers March in Support of Clean Indoor Air

Atlantic City casino workers took to the streets today to make their voices loud and clear in their opposition to allowing indoor smoking to continue on the nine gaming floors in town. New Jersey's 2006 Smoke-Free Act prohibited tobacco smoking inside most...

Devin O'Connor October 26, 2021
State Farm anniversary Las Vegas

State Farm Insurance Reportedly Planning 100th Anniversary Bash in Las Vegas

State Farm will celebrate its 100th anniversary next June, and if rumors turn out to be true, the insurance giant is set to become a good neighbor to Las Vegas. That's by way of bringing an influx of business to the casino...

Devin O'Connor October 26, 2021
The French Quarter in New Orleans is seen in late August 2021 during Hurricane Ida. The Louisiana city largely held off the Category 4 storm, but its casinos nonetheless suffered. (Image: Getty)

Iowa Gaming Association Seeks iGaming for Casino Members

The Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) says it will embrace efforts to bring legal online casino gambling to the state. IGA President Wes Ehrecke recently told Axios that some members in the gaming industry trade group are supportive of legalizing iGaming in Iowa....

Devin O'Connor October 26, 2021
New Orleans Hurricane Ida Louisiana casino revenue

Hurricane Ida Hits New Orleans Casinos Hard, September Revenue Down 21 Percent

Hurricane Ida is the fourth-costliest US Atlantic weather system on record. The devastating Category 4 cyclone caused an estimated $65 billion in damages and also ravaged New Orleans casinos. Numbers from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) released today show that the...

Devin O'Connor October 26, 2021
Arkansas casino Pope County

Arkansas Casino Opponents Campaign to Eliminate Pope County License

Arkansas legalized commercial gambling by way of a statewide ballot referendum during the November 2018 election. Nearly three years later, one of the four counties afforded casino privileges is seemingly nowhere close to issuing the permit to an interested developer. Gambling opponents...

Devin O'Connor October 26, 2021