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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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7584 stories by Devin O'Connor

Trump Las Vegas casino layoffs

President Donald Trump Allies in Las Vegas Handling Coronavirus Impact Differently

The coronavirus has resulted in US unemployment swelling to 14.7 percent, a rate not seen since the Depression, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office. For several of current President Donald Trump's closest allies who themselves employ thousands of people, the...

Devin O'Connor May 10, 2020
Oklahoma Indian Gaming compacts

Oklahoma Indian Gaming Assn. Removes Tribes That Signed Gaming Compacts with Governor

The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) has removed two member tribes after they each reached new gaming compacts last month with Governor Kevin Stitt (R). In a statement, the OIGA says it has revoked the memberships of the Comanche Nation, based in...

Devin O'Connor May 9, 2020
Hard Rock Athens Mohegan Gaming

Hard Rock Loses Athens Casino Appeal, Greek Court Allows Mohegan Gaming to Proceed with IR

Hard Rock International has been dealt another setback in its quest to win licensing rights to operate an integrated casino resort in Athens, Greece. On Thursday, the top administrative court in Greece rejected Hard Rock's appeal that it was wrongly denied the...

Devin O'Connor May 8, 2020
Atlantic City casinos profits

Atlantic City Casino Profits Surged 79 Percent in 2019 Q4, Then Pandemic Struck

Atlantic City casinos reported a nearly 79 percent surge in gross operating profit (GOP) in the final quarter of 2019. But then the coronavirus struck and resulted in the nine gaming properties suspending their operations. There's no good time for a pandemic,...

Devin O'Connor May 8, 2020
Tom Brady NFL odds Buccaneers

Tom Brady and Bucs Underdogs in Week One Versus New Orleans, Would Snap GOAT’s Record Streak

Tom Brady is an underdog for the first time in many years, as his new team – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – is being spotted points by the New Orleans Saints in week one of the NFL season. The NFL unveiled its...

Devin O'Connor May 8, 2020
Tiger Woods golf odds charity

Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning Favored Against Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady in Charity Golf Match

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning are the betting favorites in their golf match against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. The match is set to be played May 24 at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. The front nine will be four-ball...

Devin O'Connor May 7, 2020
Macau entry cost casino coronavirus

Macau Folds on Levying Entrance Fee on Tourists, Casinos Rejoice

Officials in Macau are ending their considerations of imposing an entrance tax on tourists arriving in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). Following a record year in 2019 where more than 39.4 million visitors ventured into the enclave, the Macau Government Tourism...

Devin O'Connor May 7, 2020
Foxwoods Casino coronavirus Connecticut

Foxwoods Casino Details Reopening Plans, Will Clean Chips and Swap Out Playing Cards More Frequently

Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, is revealing some of the health protection measures it's implementing that will allow the property to safely reopen once deemed appropriate. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler took ABC's Nightline through the massive resort this week....

Devin O'Connor May 7, 2020
Atlantic City casinos closes coronavirus

Atlantic City Casinos Could Miss Out on Busy Summer Months, as New Jersey Extends Emergency Order

Atlantic City casinos will remain closed through at least June 6 after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) extended his public health emergency. The first-term Democratic governor says the extension does not mean the data is showing that the stay-at-home mandate and...

Devin O'Connor May 7, 2020
Henderson Nevada casino coronavirus

Henderson Councilwoman Declares Coronavirus ‘Mission Accomplished,’ Urges Economic Reopening

Henderson Councilwoman Michelle Romero (Ward 1) believes the city has successfully contained COVID-19, and it's time to get the local economy back up and running. Romero wrote Henderson Chamber of Commerce CEO Scott Muelrath over the weekend to express her opinion that...

Devin O'Connor May 6, 2020