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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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6744 stories by Devin O'Connor

DC Sports Betting Alliance responsible gaming

Sports Betting Alliance Calls on DC Mayor to Use Problem Gambling Funds Appropriately

The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a trade association of sportsbook operators, says DC should rethink how it's using its sports betting taxes. Casino.org reported last month on how DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the Council of the District of Columbia, the...

Devin O'Connor April 7, 2023
South Carolina horse racing parimutuel wagering

Online Horse Racing Betting Measure Passes South Carolina House in Surprising Vote

South Carolina lawmakers have for decades been opposed to most forms of gambling, the state-run lottery being the lone exception. That's why a bill introduced this year by a state Democrat to allow pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing faced presumably long odds...

Devin O'Connor April 7, 2023
Caesars Windsor Ontario Lottery OLG casino operator

Caesars Windsor Operating License to Expire, Ontario Opens Competitive Bidding

Caesars Entertainment's operating license at Caesars Windsor will expire in 2025. In anticipation of reaching a new partnership with the Las Vegas Strip firm or a new gaming management entity, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) this week opened up a...

Devin O'Connor April 7, 2023
Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez bettors machete

Cleveland Guardians Backtrack Tweet About Bettors Chasing Superstar José Ramírez

The social media team for MLB's Cleveland Guardians is backtracking on a tweet that bizarrely claimed that as a youth in the Dominican Republic, the team's best player was regularly chased by angry bettors with "machetes and guns." José Ramírez plays third...

Devin O'Connor April 6, 2023
US gaming industry diverse inclusion casinos

US Gaming Industry National Leader in Diverse Workforces, Research Finds

The US gaming industry outpaces most other business sectors when it comes to diversity and workplace inclusion. That's according to new data compiled by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the preeminent lobbying group in DC working on behalf of commercial and tribal...

Devin O'Connor April 6, 2023
Boston Marathon DraftKings odds sports betting

Boston Marathon Betting? Massachusetts Regulators Reject DraftKings’ Request

The 127th Boston Marathon will run on Monday, April 17. The 2023 race marks the first time in its history that legal sports betting is operational in the 26.2-mile event's home state of Massachusetts. In-person retail sportsbooks opened on January 31 at...

Devin O'Connor April 6, 2023
Crown Resorts Australia ransomware attack Clop

Crown Resorts Concedes ‘Small Number of Files’ Stolen Through GoAnywhere Breach

Crown Resorts informed investors Wednesday that a "small number of files" belonging to the organization were wrongly obtained. The files were taken through a recent ransomware attack on the third-party file transfer service provider GoAnywhere, which the casino group uses. GoAnywhere provides...

Devin O'Connor April 6, 2023
Pennsylvania casino State College Bally's

Bally’s State College Casino Project Appeal Can Proceed, Pennsylvania Judge Says

A Pennsylvania judge denied a stay request from the business entities behind the Bally's State College casino development on Wednesday. A rival casino operator is challenging the legal merits of allowing the project to move forward. In her order and memorandum, Pennsylvania...

Devin O'Connor April 5, 2023
Singapore casino regulatory authority crime prison

Singapore Casino Regulator Disgraced, Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison

A former executive at Singapore's Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) will spend the next 25 months in prison after admitting his guilt in stealing and selling items belonging to the government agency. Zulkiflie Yacob, 45, worked at the CRA before the gaming regulator...

Devin O'Connor April 5, 2023
Forbes world's billionaires list casino Dr. Miriam Adelson

Forbes Billionaires List Has 28 Gaming Tycoons, Dr. Miriam Adelson is No. 1

Forbes released its annual "World's Billionaires List" this week, and the global casino and gaming industries accounted for 28 of the 2,640 people in the 10-figure club. The business media outlet said the world's richest people are collectively worth $12.2 trillion, a...

Devin O'Connor April 5, 2023