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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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7776 stories by Devin O'Connor

Crown Resorts Sydney casino license NSW

Crown Resorts Could Receive Billions of Dollars if Found Unsuitable in Sydney

If Crown Resorts is deemed unsuitable to hold a casino license in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian state might be on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation made payable to the gaming company. When Crown Resorts struck its development...

Devin O'Connor November 12, 2020
Rhode Island casino lottery gambling

Rhode Island Casinos Deliver State Less Tax Money, Pandemic and New Competition Blamed

Rhode Island's two commercial casinos delivered the state far fewer gaming tax dollars in the latest fiscal year. Twin River Casino Hotel and Tiverton Casino Hotel, both owned and operated by Twin River Worldwide Holdings, were forced to close on Rhode Island...

Devin O'Connor November 12, 2020
Caesars Entertainment Rio Las Vegas

Rio Hotel Casino Reopening December 22, But Weekends Only After Holidays

Caesars Entertainment's Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will reopen its doors on December 22. But after the holidays, the resort will only welcome guests on the weekends. Rio is the only remaining Caesars-owned casino resort in Las Vegas that remains dark. The...

Devin O'Connor November 12, 2020
Las Vegas Convention Center Nevada Sisolak

Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Nearly Complete, But Large Indoor Gatherings Remain on Hold

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) said at its meeting this week that the $980.3 million expansion of its Convention Center is 97 percent complete. Plans to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center were announced in 2018. Originally budgeted at...

Devin O'Connor November 12, 2020
Penn National Gaming York casino Pennsylvania

Penn National Gaming Resumes Casino Construction in York, Pennsylvania

Penn National Gaming (PNG) has resumed construction on its mini-casino in York, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania expanded gaming in the Keystone State through legislation passed in 2017 and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf (D). The package authorized online gambling, sports betting, fantasy sports, and...

Devin O'Connor November 11, 2020
Donald Trump Joe Biden odds election

President Donald Trump Odds on Conceding to President-Elect Joe Biden Remain Long

President Donald Trump is showing no signs that he's preparing to concede the November 3 election to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump continues to contest the validity of the presidential election, which media outlets, including the Associated Press, CBS News, ABC News, Fox...

Devin O'Connor November 11, 2020
Las Vegas Convention Mecum Auctions

Las Vegas Convention Center Reopens, Mecum Auctions Permitted 1,000 In-Person Attendees

The Las Vegas Convention Center will hold its first event in seven months this weekend, as Mecum Auctions drives into town for its annual car sale. The exhibition complex has been shut down since early March, as COVID-19 quickly halted, postponed, and...

Devin O'Connor November 11, 2020
Detroit casinos Michigan sports betting

Detroit Casinos Win $93.8M in October, Sports Betting Sets Record Handle

Detroit casinos kept just shy of $93.8 million of the money wagered last month on their slot machines and table games, a 19 percent decline compared with October 2019. MGM Grand Detroit commanded the largest market share, the MGM Resorts casino reporting...

Devin O'Connor November 11, 2020
Pennsylvania casino workers COVID-19

One Percent of Pennsylvania Casino Workers Have Contracted COVID-19

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) says approximately one percent of workers employed at the state's 12 brick-and-mortar casinos have contracted COVID-19 since the venues began reopening in early June. The state gaming regulatory reports that only 108 casino workers have tested...

Devin O'Connor November 10, 2020
Connecticut casinos Ned Lamont COVID-19

Connecticut Tribal Casinos Pan Gov. Lamont Reopening Rollbacks, But Will Adhere

Connecticut tribal casinos Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun will adhere to Gov. Ned Lamont's (D) reimplementation of COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining. That's despite not necessarily agreeing with the science behind the decision. Last week, Lamont ordered all indoor food and beverage service...

Devin O'Connor November 10, 2020