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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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7587 stories by Devin O'Connor

UFC Dana White Trump odds

UFC Boss Dana White to Speak Before President Trump Accepts Nomination

UFC President Dana White will speak in support of President Donald Trump tonight before the Commander-in-Chief accepts the GOP nomination on the South Lawn of the White House. Democrats have no problem attracting celebrities to speak on the party's behalf. Eva Longoria,...

Devin O'Connor August 27, 2020
Phil Mickelson PGA golf odds

Phil Mickelson Wins Champions Tour Debut, DJ Favored at BMW Championship

Phil Mickelson has won the first tournament he has ever entered on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, a victory that will be a loss for most US oddsmakers. After failing to advance to the second round of the FedExCup Playoffs, the 50-year-old...

Devin O'Connor August 26, 2020
China casino blacklist Philippines

China Unveils Blacklist of Foreign Casinos, Will Impose Travel Restrictions

China says it will soon publish a blacklist of foreign casinos that routinely target high rollers in the People's Republic, and ban its citizens from traveling to those destinations. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Wednesday that it, along with other...

Devin O'Connor August 26, 2020
Osaka Japan casino integrated resort

Osaka Waiting on Central Government to Move Forward with Integrated Resort Process

Osaka is the latest city in Japan to formally announce that its integrated resort (IR) time line has been indefinitely suspended. Japan's central government failed to meet its own self-imposed July 26 deadline to release its Basic Policy. The document is to...

Devin O'Connor August 26, 2020
MSG Sphere Las Vegas Sands

Construction Firms Claim MSG Sphere Owes Them $3.3M, Three Liens Filed

Work at MSG Sphere has resumed following a temporary delay in April because of a disruption in the project's supply chain by COVID-19. But some of the construction companies claim they're not being appropriately paid for their services rendered. The Las Vegas...

Devin O'Connor August 26, 2020
Mohegan Gaming Inspire Incheon South Korea

Mohegan Gaming Targets Late 2022 to Open South Korea Casino at Incheon International Airport

US-based casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) says it plans to open its multibillion-dollar casino resort in South Korea at Incheon International Airport in the second half of 2022. Mohegan's first foray outside of North America has been in the works...

Devin O'Connor August 25, 2020
Atlantic City casinos profit Q2

Atlantic City Casinos Post $112M Operating Loss in Second Quarter

Atlantic City casinos were closed for the duration of the second quarter, and their balance sheets reflect the extraordinary situation caused by COVID-19. Gross operating profits for the nine casinos plummeted 170 percent April through June, as their brick-and-mortar gaming floors were...

Devin O'Connor August 25, 2020
Pennsylvania police illegal casino

Pennsylvania Police Raid Gaming Lounge, Seize Unlicensed Machines

Pennsylvania police say they raided a gaming lounge in Berks County and seized 57 machines that closely resemble slots and nearly $68,000 in cash. Berks County District Attorney John Adams said an investigation into the business began back in February after residents...

Devin O'Connor August 24, 2020
Oklahoma gaming compacts Stitt

Two More Oklahoma Gaming Compacts Deemed Approved by US Interior Dept.

Two additional gaming compacts reached by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) and Native American tribes have been deemed approved by federal officials. Stitt reached gaming compacts with the Kialegee Tribal Town and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in early July. It...

Devin O'Connor August 24, 2020
Paddy Power Ladbrokes gambling addict

UK Bookmakers Paddy Power, Ladbrokes Accused of Abetting Gambling Addict

Paddy Power and Ladbrokes, two leading bookmakers in the United Kingdom, have been accused of allowing a disabled person to gamble away much of his settlement money that he received from a botched medical operation. Lawyers for Liam McCarron contest in court...

Devin O'Connor August 22, 2020