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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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6149 stories by Devin O'Connor

Donald Trump 2024 odds

Steve Wynn Spotted at Donald Trump’s New Hampshire Victory Party

Billionaire Steve Wynn has largely stayed out of the public eye since resigning from Wynn Resorts in February 2018. The 81-year-old has occupied his time by flipping luxury real estate in South Florida. But he apparently remains interested in politics and in...

Devin O'Connor January 24, 2024
Norfolk casino HeadWaters Pamunkey Tribe

Norfolk Casino Needs More Time to Finalize Resort Blueprint

The development team behind the long-delayed Norfolk casino project was supposed to present its latest construction blueprint to the city's Architectural Review Board (ARB) on Monday. No plan was presented. Instead, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the city's selected gaming partner for the...

Devin O'Connor January 23, 2024
Michigan online gaming websites MGCB

Michigan Regulators Order Unlicensed iGaming Sites to Terminate Operations

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has sent cease-and-desist letters to three online gaming websites operating in the state unlawfully. State gaming regulators say PredictionStrike Inc., based in Bay Shore, NY, Sweepstakes Limited, based in Limassol, Cyprus, and VGW LuckyLand, Inc., based...

Devin O'Connor January 23, 2024
Kroger sports betting kiosks

Kroger Sports Betting Kiosks Installed at 20 Grocery Store Locations in Ohio

Kroger shoppers can now make a sports bet while picking up groceries at select locations in Ohio. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that the Cincinnati-based supermarket chain has installed sports betting kiosks in 20 locations in the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton areas....

Devin O'Connor January 23, 2024
Virginia House Speaker casino Petersburg

Virginia House Speaker Lends Support for Petersburg Casino

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) is the latest lawmaker in Richmond to lend his support toward allowing Petersburg to consider a commercial casino undertaking. Scott said his capital colleagues should consider a new host location for the fifth casino license voters...

Devin O'Connor January 23, 2024
The Coney casino New York

Coney Casino Developers Continue Community Input in Brooklyn

Despite a crowded field with globally recognized names, the development team behind The Coney remains confident about their odds of securing one of the three casino licenses allocated for New York's downstate region. Global Gaming Solutions, the gaming subsidiary of the Chickasaw...

Devin O'Connor January 23, 2024
Arkansas attorney general Pope casino license

Arkansas Attorney General Assists Gaming Regulators on Pope Casino

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's (R) office will assist the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) in determining how to resolve the ongoing legal saga surrounding the unissued Pope County casino license. The Arkansas Supreme Court (ARC) earlier this month refused to consider an...

Devin O'Connor January 22, 2024
Nebraska casinos gaming revenue

Nebraska Casinos Win $89M in First Full Year, Do Nearly $18M in Taxes

Nebraska casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of more than $89 million in their first full year of operation. Nebraska voters approved commercial casinos through a 2020 statewide ballot referendum. The outcome allowed six horse racetracks to pursue gaming licenses. Five of...

Devin O'Connor January 22, 2024
Ron DeSantis 2024 odds Trump Biden

DeSantis Exit From 2024 GOP Primary Further Shortens Trump’s Odds

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it quits on Sunday. The once presumed new leader of the Republican Party -- in the wake of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic -- failed to compete against former President Donald Trump in the early stages...

Devin O'Connor January 22, 2024
Atlantic City road narrowing lawsuit

Atlantic City Dismisses Casinos’ Claims Regarding Road Narrowing

Atlantic City officials last week rejected in a legal brief claims from five casinos in town that the narrowing of Atlantic Avenue from Boston to New Hampshire avenues will hinder emergency vehicles. Atlantic City is amid a road narrowing of the city's...

Devin O'Connor January 21, 2024