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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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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Hearing Set, Grassroots Campaign Organizers Optimistic
February 2, 2023

Atlantic City Casino Smoking Hearing Set, Grassroots Campaign Organizers Optimistic

Atlantic City casino smoking will finally have its day in Trenton this month. That will happen when a Senate committee begins deliberating the merits of legislation that seeks to close an indoor smoking loophole for...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Faces Ban, as Clean Indoor Air Act Amendment Initiated
February 1, 2023

Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Faces Ban, as Clean Indoor Air Act Amendment Initiated

Pennsylvania casinos can allow cigarette smoking on sections of their gaming floors. But efforts in Harrisburg are once again underway to extinguish the gaming exemption from the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. Pennsylvania passed its...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Vermont Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Allow Online Wagering
February 1, 2023

Vermont Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Allow Online Wagering

Vermont sports betting is one step closer to becoming legal in the Green Mountain State. That's after legislation to authorize such gambling was introduced this week in the Montpelier capital. Filed by state Rep. Matthew...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Mohegan Joins Soloviev Group New York City Casino Bid Targeting Manhattan’s East Side
February 1, 2023

Mohegan Joins Soloviev Group New York City Casino Bid Targeting Manhattan’s East Side

Mohegan -- formerly Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment -- the gaming and hospitality unit owned by the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, is joining a bid to acquire a New York City casino license. New York is...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Macau Casinos Begin 2023 Strong, January Gaming Win Highest in Three Years
February 1, 2023

Macau Casinos Begin 2023 Strong, January Gaming Win Highest in Three Years

Macau casinos are ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them and move forward. And January was precisely the kind of new year start the six gaming giants in the region sought. Macau's Gaming Inspection...

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Powerball Drawing Wednesday Offers Game’s Eighth-Largest Prize, Inflation A Key
February 1, 2023

Powerball Drawing Wednesday Offers Game’s Eighth-Largest Prize, Inflation A Key

Powerball is at it again. Less than three months after a Powerball player in California won a record $2.04 billion jackpot -- the game's all-time richest prize -- the lottery is running up another life-changing...

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Nevada Casinos Win $14.84B in 2022, Set All-Time Revenue Record
January 31, 2023

Nevada Casinos Win $14.84B in 2022, Set All-Time Revenue Record

Nevada casinos won more than $14.84 billion in 2022, the state's all-time best year. Casino gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931. Silver State casinos never won more from gamblers than they did last year....

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Alabama Casinos Announce Layoffs Following State Supreme Court Ruling
January 31, 2023

Alabama Casinos Announce Layoffs Following State Supreme Court Ruling

Alabama casinos in Macon and Lowndes counties were ordered by the state's highest court to cease their charitable gaming operations by January 15. The legal ruling has cost hundreds of workers their jobs. In September,...

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Rivers Casino Portsmouth Changes Smoking Policy, Nonsmokers Still Unhappy
January 31, 2023

Rivers Casino Portsmouth Changes Smoking Policy, Nonsmokers Still Unhappy

Rivers Casino Portsmouth's opening certainly hasn't gone as parent company Rush Street Gaming had planned. After receiving a heap of backlash for allowing indoor smoking across the 90,000-square-foot gaming floor, Rivers Portsmouth has announced new...

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Rivers Casino Portsmouth Hears Smoking Criticism, Takes Action
January 29, 2023

Rivers Casino Portsmouth Hears Smoking Criticism, Takes Action

Rivers Casino Portsmouth is heeding early feedback about Virginia's first permanent casino. Rivers Portsmouth opened last week as the first standalone casino to open in the state's history. But the grand opening fanfare was short-lived...

Written by Devin O'Connor