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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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Macau Casino Licenses To Be Issued Before June 2022 Expiry, Top Official Asserts
December 15, 2021

Macau Casino Licenses To Be Issued Before June 2022 Expiry, Top Official Asserts

The six Macau casino operators in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) are scheduled to see their coveted gaming privileges expire on June 26, 2022. Macau's local government has been conducting an in-depth review of...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Adele Las Vegas Tickets Relisted as High as $35K, Superstar Demands Caesars Action
December 14, 2021

Adele Las Vegas Tickets Relisted as High as $35K, Superstar Demands Caesars Action

Superstar Adele announced her first Las Vegas residency late last month. Tickets went on sale soon after, but scalpers have since caused much frustration among the British singer-songwriter's fans. Caesars Entertainment revealed in November that...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Atlantic City Casino Property Relief Opponents Frustrated With PILOT Effort
December 14, 2021

Atlantic City Casino Property Relief Opponents Frustrated With PILOT Effort

The odds of Atlantic City casinos saving around $55 million in 2022 property tax payments continue to shorten. That's as legislation that seeks to provide the gaming resorts with financial savings makes progress in the...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Station Casinos in Development Mode, Pitches Downtown Las Vegas Wildfire Gaming Venue
December 14, 2021

Station Casinos in Development Mode, Pitches Downtown Las Vegas Wildfire Gaming Venue

Station Casinos has unveiled a small tavern casino development near downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street. just south of Charleston Avenue. The City of Las Vegas Planning Commission will hold a public hearing later today...

Written by Devin O'Connor
DiamondJacks Casino Could Reopen After Failed St. Tammany Parish Election
December 14, 2021

DiamondJacks Casino Could Reopen After Failed St. Tammany Parish Election

DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City, La., might be making a comeback. The casino's owner, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), was forced to temporarily shutter its Louisiana casino in March 2020 on state orders to combat the...

Written by Devin O'Connor
Richmond Councilmember Not Ready to Fold on City Casino, Seeks 2022 Referendum
December 13, 2021

Richmond Councilmember Not Ready to Fold on City Casino, Seeks 2022 Referendum

Richmond voters made their voices heard in November when they rejected a proposed commercial casino development in the Virginia capital. But a city official believes residents should nonetheless be asked again about the issue. Urban...

Written by Devin O'Connor
South Dakota’s Deadwood Sportsbooks Issued Many Fines Months After Launch
December 13, 2021

South Dakota’s Deadwood Sportsbooks Issued Many Fines Months After Launch

Deadwood sportsbooks began taking bets in mid-September. Less than three months later, oddsmakers are facing an array of fines for violating state regulations. Sports betting is presently operating on the premises of five Deadwood casinos...

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Crown Sydney Casino Plans Early 2022 Opening, Works on Government Grievances
December 13, 2021

Crown Sydney Casino Plans Early 2022 Opening, Works on Government Grievances

Crown Sydney hopes to open its stalled casino spaces sometime in early 2022. In an investors' update today on the resort's operations, Crown brass said its Sydney casino is expected to be up and running...

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Louisiana Casino Rejected, as St. Tammany Voters Say ‘No’ to Slidell Resort
December 12, 2021

Louisiana Casino Rejected, as St. Tammany Voters Say ‘No’ to Slidell Resort

A Louisiana casino project called Camellia Bay Resort on the Lakeshore Marina in Slidell met its fate yesterday. And it wasn't one developers of the proposed $325 million mission had hoped for. Voters in St....

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Blackstone Eyeing Another IPO Try of Spanish Gaming Operator Cirsa
December 12, 2021

Blackstone Eyeing Another IPO Try of Spanish Gaming Operator Cirsa

Private equity behemoth Blackstone Group is considering another initial public offering (IPO) of its fully owned Cirsa Gaming Corporation. Blackstone acquired the Spanish casino and gaming operator in 2018 for an undisclosed sum. But the...

Written by Devin O'Connor