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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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7590 stories by Devin O'Connor

Wynn Resorts Encore Boston MGC

Wynn Resorts to Discover Fate From Massachusetts Regulators Next Month

Wynn Resorts continues to build its $2.5 billion integrated casino complex outside Boston without formally knowing whether it will be permitted to operate gambling once it's finished. Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chairman Stephen Crosby said at a meeting that state investigators working...

Devin O'Connor August 23, 2018
American Gaming Industry casino revenue

American Gaming Association Says US Commercial Casinos Won Record $40B in 2017

The American Gaming Association (AGA) reports in its annual review of the US gaming industry that commercial casinos won a massive $40.28 billion in 2017. That's a 3.4 percent increase on 2016, and marks the first time the industry has surpassed the...

Devin O'Connor August 23, 2018
Tiger Woods Phil Mickelson golf odds

Bettors Back Tiger Woods Over Phil Mickelson in Winner-Take-All November 23 Match

Tiger Woods is receiving the lion's share of early betting action on his highly anticipated winner-take-all match against Phil Mickelson on November 23 at Las Vegas' Shadow Creek Golf Course. Speculation regarding the duel began back in May when Lefty told reporters...

Devin O'Connor August 23, 2018
online gambling DOJ Lincoln Blanche

Anti-Online Gambling Op-Ed Penned by Ex-Pol Lobbyist Whose Firm Has Sheldon Adelson as a Client

Former congresswoman Blanche Lincoln (D), who represented Arkansas in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate, is calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to overturn a 2011 opinion  on the 1961 Wire Act that paved the way for the...

Devin O'Connor August 22, 2018
downtown Las Vegas Treehouse

Downtown Las Vegas Goes Out on a Limb for New Treehouse Entertainment Complex

Downtown Las Vegas' Arts District will soon become home to what's being billed as an entertainment complex featuring a variety of social, dining, and event spaces that will be capable of hosting multiple happenings simultaneously. Called the Treehouse Las Vegas, the 22,000-square-foot...

Devin O'Connor August 22, 2018
Encore Boston Harbor women construction

Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield Put More Women on Construction Site

Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield are collectively investing nearly $3.5 billion to build two integrated casino resorts in Massachusetts, and the companies are entrusting a large percentage of female construction workers to get the job done. The Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act...

Devin O'Connor August 22, 2018
East Windsor casino MGM Springfield

East Windsor Casino to Break Ground This Fall, MGM Springfield Springs Into Action This Week

Tribal leaders building the East Windsor casino in Connecticut say they hope to officially break ground on the satellite gambling venue this fall. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes were granted approval from the state last fall to jointly build a casino...

Devin O'Connor August 22, 2018
Florida governor race casino amendment

Florida Casino Amendment Giving Voters Gambling Expansion Authorization Gets Mixed Feedback from Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates

A Florida casino expansion amendment is getting some sound bite time from the Sunshine State's gubernatorial candidates, who will find out their own fates when the August 28 primary hits. With just a week remaining before voters head to the polls, the hot...

Devin O'Connor August 21, 2018
Pennsylvania Lottery Xpress Football Car Racing

Pennsylvania Lottery and State Casinos Remain at Odds Over Games

The Pennsylvania Lottery debuted Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing last week, and the two new games based on the outcomes of simulated sporting events have the state's 13 licensed commercial casino operators up in arms. Xpress Football is a random drawing...

Devin O'Connor August 21, 2018
Steve Hill LVCVA millennial casinos

Incoming LVCVA CEO Steve Hill Says Las Vegas Must Better Understand Millennial

Steve Hill will take over the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) on September 1, and one of the first issues he plans to address after taking the reign is how the city can better understand the millennial. Hill's motives are...

Devin O'Connor August 21, 2018