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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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7722 stories by Devin O'Connor

Tropicana Atlantic City bar crawl Caesars

Tropicana Atlantic City Bar Crawl Offers Free Rooms for Those Who Complete 14 Stops

Tropicana Atlantic City has launched a 14-stop food and bar crawl Those who visit each spot can earn a free night's stay Tropicana is a successful asset for Caesars Entertainment Tropicana Atlantic City is calling all those who can handle their liquor...

Devin O'Connor July 25, 2025
Rivers Casino Philadelphia underage gambling Pennsylvania

Rivers Casino Philadelphia Fined For Allowing Underage People Access to Gaming

Rivers Casino Philadelphia has been fined for allowing underage gamblers The casino owned by Rush Street Gaming was fined $30K The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board additionally placed seven people on the state's various Involuntary Exclusion Lists Rivers Casino Philadelphia, just northeast of...

Devin O'Connor July 24, 2025
Circa Sports Kentucky The Mint Gaming Hall

Circa Sports Readies Largest Sportsbook in Kentucky With 80-Foot LED Screen

Circa Sports is opening Kentucky's largest sportsbook Circa Sports Kentucky will operate at Kentucky Downs The sportsbook will open to the public on August 23 Circa Sports is bringing Las Vegas to Kentucky with the Bluegrass State's largest sportsbook. On Wednesday, Circa...

Devin O'Connor July 24, 2025
Caesars Palace Times Square Broadway jobs

Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Resort Would Provide Broadway Bridge Jobs

Caesars Palace Times Square would provide temporary jobs to Broadway workers The bridge jobs could help Broadway performers and crew while between jobs Caesars Palace Times Square is a proposed $5.4 billion development Officials with the proposed Caesars Palace Times Square development...

Devin O'Connor July 24, 2025
Atlantic County casino PILOT iGaming sports betting

Atlantic County Collects $15 Million Settlement From Casino Taxes Lawsuit

Atlantic County has received $15 million from New Jersey The money is to make the county whole over casino property taxes The state allowed the casinos to pay less tax through a 2021 law Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson says his office...

Devin O'Connor July 24, 2025
Hollywood Casino Joliet Illinois Penn Entertainment

Hollywood Joliet Riverboat Announces Closing Ahead of Land-Based Casino Opening

The Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat will close July 29 The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opens August 11 Penn Entertainment invested $185 million in the new land-based casino The Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat will take its final bets next week after 33 years...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2025
New York City Eric Adams Bally's Bronx

Will NYC Mayor Eric Adams Again Save Bally’s Bronx Casino Plan?

NYC Mayor Eric Adams is mulling a veto to allow the Bally's Bronx casino bid to continue The City Council all but killed the Bally's application with a land-use vote against the project The Trump Organization would benefit from Bally's securing one...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2025
Atlantic City casino Mark Giannantonio LandShark

Atlantic City Casino Leader Doubles Down on Belief Town Primed for ‘Renaissance’

Resorts Atlantic City's expanded LandShark Beach Bar is open Resorts President Mark Giannantonio continues to forecast a "renaissance" for Atlantic City Giannantonio's prediction seems to be being fulfilled The Atlantic City casino industry's key official, Mark Giannantonio, who is president of Resorts...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2025
Cedar Rapids casino Cedar Crossing

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell Says Riverside Folds on Cedar Crossing Lawsuit

Cedar Crossing Casino is a go in Iowa's Cedar Rapids Elite Casino Resorts has dropped its legal challenge of the development The project is a $275 million investment Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell broke the news on Tuesday that Elite Casino Resorts...

Devin O'Connor July 23, 2025
online gambling ads Florida Miccosukee

Fake Online Gambling Ads Continue to Impersonate Legitimate Casinos

Illegal online casinos continue to impersonate legitimate casino properties A tribe in Florida says it is the latest victim of the iGaming deception No legal forms of slot machines or table games are allowed online in the Sunshine State Gambling is seemingly...

Devin O'Connor July 22, 2025