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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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Pennsylvania Casinos Urged to Stay Smoke-Free, Bill Introduced to Amend Clean Indoor Air Act
August 27, 2020

Pennsylvania Casinos Urged to Stay Smoke-Free, Bill Introduced to Amend Clean Indoor Air Act

Pennsylvania casinos are smoke-free businesses currently amid COVID-19, and many in the Keystone State want the gaming floors to remain that way. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), under permission of Gov. Tom Wolf (D),...

Written by Devin O'Connor
UFC Boss Dana White to Speak Before President Trump Accepts Nomination
August 27, 2020

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...

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Phil Mickelson Wins Champions Tour Debut, DJ Favored at BMW Championship
August 26, 2020

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...

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China Unveils Blacklist of Foreign Casinos, Will Impose Travel Restrictions
August 26, 2020

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...

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Osaka Waiting on Central Government to Move Forward with Integrated Resort Process
August 26, 2020

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...

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Construction Firms Claim MSG Sphere Owes Them $3.3M, Three Liens Filed
August 26, 2020

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...

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Pennsylvania Police Raid Gaming Lounge, Seize Unlicensed Machines
August 24, 2020

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...

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UK Bookmakers Paddy Power, Ladbrokes Accused of Abetting Gambling Addict
August 22, 2020

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....

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Feds Allege ‘Lottery Lawyer’ Stole Millions from $1.5B Mega Millions Jackpot Winner
August 21, 2020

Feds Allege ‘Lottery Lawyer’ Stole Millions from $1.5B Mega Millions Jackpot Winner

Federal authorities say Jason Kurland, 46, the so-called "Lottery Lawyer," allegedly swindled more than $70 million from a woman who won the record $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October of 2018. The woman chose...

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Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Interested in NFL Buffalo Bills Stadium Naming Rights
August 21, 2020

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Interested in NFL Buffalo Bills Stadium Naming Rights

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says his sports media company is interested in pursuing the naming rights to the NFL Buffalo Bills stadium. The Bills and New Era, a headwear company headquartered in Buffalo, ended...

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