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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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Tilman Fertitta Las Vegas Rumors Intensify, as Billionaire Reportedly Acquiring Strip Frontage
April 26, 2022

Tilman Fertitta Las Vegas Rumors Intensify, as Billionaire Reportedly Acquiring Strip Frontage

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is reportedly inching close to acquiring property on the Las Vegas Strip. The Golden Nugget casino owner is already invested in downtown Las Vegas. But Fertitta, who also owns the NBA Houston...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Club Pro Guy ‘Lynx’ Up With betPARX Sportsbook and Online Casino Platform
April 26, 2022

Club Pro Guy ‘Lynx’ Up With betPARX Sportsbook and Online Casino Platform

Club Pro Guy (CPG) and online sportsbook and iGaming platform betPARX are partnering up. The satirical character, who depicts a fictional version of a local professional club pro online, has amassed a large following on...

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Macau Easing Testing Again for Zhuhai Entries as Labor Day Approaches
April 26, 2022

Macau Easing Testing Again for Zhuhai Entries as Labor Day Approaches

Macau is extending the validity of negative COVID-19 test results for travelers arriving from nearby Zhuhai. Yesterday, Macau's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced that people from Zhuhai seeking entry to the casino hub...

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Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Glad Elon Musk Buying Twitter
April 26, 2022

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Glad Elon Musk Buying Twitter

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy -- the "El Presidente" of the sports betting and pop culture social media empire -- is ecstatic that billionaire Elon Musk is taking Twitter private. Portnoy, 45, appeared on Fox...

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Steve Wynn Finally Finds Buyer for Las Vegas Mansion on ‘Billionaire’s Row’
April 25, 2022

Steve Wynn Finally Finds Buyer for Las Vegas Mansion on ‘Billionaire’s Row’

Steve Wynn disassociated from the Las Vegas gaming industry in early 2018. That was following a career-ending report published in The Wall Street Journal that detailed numerous allegations of sexual misconduct committed by the casino...

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Bally’s Tiverton Casino Seeks Property Tax Reduction, Cites COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25, 2022

Bally’s Tiverton Casino Seeks Property Tax Reduction, Cites COVID-19 Pandemic

Bally's Tiverton Casino and Hotel says the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the property valuation of its resort, and tax assessors got it wrong with their latest calculation. Northeast Revaluation Group, one of the two main...

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Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Finally Set for State Senate Debate
April 25, 2022

Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Finally Set for State Senate Debate

After much delay, a Massachusetts sports betting bill is finally scheduled for debate in the state's upper chamber. The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed House Bill 3933 in July of 2021. The act seeks to...

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Greektown Casino Renamed, as Penn National Continues Hollywood Expansion
April 25, 2022

Greektown Casino Renamed, as Penn National Continues Hollywood Expansion

Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit will be known as Hollywood Casino at Greektown effective Sunday, May 1. Penn National Gaming (PNG) and Caesars Entertainment's real estate investment trust VICI Properties jointly purchased the downtown casino in...

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Maryland Sports Betting Effort for Mobile Books Moving at Turtle’s Pace
April 22, 2022

Maryland Sports Betting Effort for Mobile Books Moving at Turtle’s Pace

Maryland sports betting began at the state's land-based casinos in December. Five of the state's six commercial gaming properties are now operating brick-and-mortar sportsbooks. However, the gaming expansion will blossom once Maryland allows online wagering...

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Resorts World Las Vegas Subject of Regulatory Probe Over Restaurant Dispute
April 22, 2022

Resorts World Las Vegas Subject of Regulatory Probe Over Restaurant Dispute

Resorts World Las Vegas is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). The probe is in relation to a San Diego man's allegations that an eatery inside the...

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