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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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Circus Circus Adds Coin-Operated Slots, D Las Vegas Celebrates Sigma Derby
July 5, 2022

Circus Circus Adds Coin-Operated Slots, D Las Vegas Celebrates Sigma Derby

Circus Circus Las Vegas is the only casino on the Strip that still offers coin-operated slot machines. And while the traditional three-reel devices have long been a thing of the past at most other casino...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Macau Casino Retendering Rules Published in Chinese Gaming Enclave
July 5, 2022

Macau Casino Retendering Rules Published in Chinese Gaming Enclave

Macau casino licenses for the six commercial gaming operators are set to expire at the end of the year. The local enclave government, following years of legislative deliberations, today unveiled the retendering conditions that will...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Live! Casino Maryland Gives Workers Costco Superstore Sweep to Celebrate Anniversary
July 2, 2022

Live! Casino Maryland Gives Workers Costco Superstore Sweep to Celebrate Anniversary

Live! Casino Maryland celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week by gifting 100 of its Anne Arundel County workers a 15-minute shopping spree at Costco. The Cordish Companies, a Baltimore-based casino and hospitality firm, calls Live!...

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Atlantic City Casino Union Claims Victory, as New Contracts Reached
July 1, 2022

Atlantic City Casino Union Claims Victory, as New Contracts Reached

The Atlantic City casino union Unite Here Local 54 has reached new collective bargaining agreements with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. The contracts cover workers at Borgata, Caesars, Tropicana, and Harrah's. The union's contracts terminated...

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Macau Casinos Win Just $310M in June, Worst Month So Far in 2022
July 1, 2022

Macau Casinos Win Just $310M in June, Worst Month So Far in 2022

Macau casinos in June experienced their worst monthly revenue performance since September 2020. June gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled just MOP2.48 billion (US$310 million), 26% lower than May and a 62% drop from June 2021....

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Bally’s Twin River Lincoln, Casino Union Extend Contract Negotiations, Strike Averted
July 1, 2022

Bally’s Twin River Lincoln, Casino Union Extend Contract Negotiations, Strike Averted

Bally's Twin River Lincoln and its casino workers' union Unite Here Local 26 have agreed to extend their collective bargaining negotiations by two weeks. The move comes to halt a strike threatened by the employees'...

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Nevada Cannabis Regulators Hope Consumption Lounges Will Reduce Strip Odor
June 30, 2022

Nevada Cannabis Regulators Hope Consumption Lounges Will Reduce Strip Odor

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (NCCB) this week approved its parameters that will regulate forthcoming consumption lounges. One goal of such marijuana businesses is to rid the public, including the Las Vegas Strip, of incessant...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Hasn’t Been Won Since April, Purse Soars to $360M
June 30, 2022

Mega Millions Jackpot Hasn’t Been Won Since April, Purse Soars to $360M

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb, as no ticket has matched all six numbers since April 15, when a lucky individual in Tennessee won a $20 million prize. Since the April 15 drawing, Mega...

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Rhode Island Casino Workers Authorize Strike at Bally’s Lincoln
June 30, 2022

Rhode Island Casino Workers Authorize Strike at Bally’s Lincoln

Members of the Rhode Island casino union Unite Here Local 26 are threatening to walk off the job at Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort as early as tomorrow, July 1. Union officials held a...

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Joey Chestnut Favored to Wolf Down Most Hot Dogs During Nathan’s July 4 Showdown
June 29, 2022

Joey Chestnut Favored to Wolf Down Most Hot Dogs During Nathan’s July 4 Showdown

Competitive eating superstar Joey Chestnut is once again the heavy favorite to wolf down the most Nathan's hot dogs during the company's annual Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut is the 10-minute...

Written by Devin O'Connor