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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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6737 stories by Devin O'Connor

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New York Casino Union Celebrates New State Gun Law in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling

The New York casino union that represents workers employed in the gaming industry says the state's new gun law adequately provides protection for its members. The US Supreme Court last month expanded gun rights in New York by striking down a 109-year-old...

Devin O'Connor July 6, 2022
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Casino Ship Sunk in Atlantic Ocean, Vessel Becomes Part of Artificial Reef — Video

A vessel formerly used as a casino ship with slot machines and table games now calls the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean home. Delaware's Department of National Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) last week oversaw the sinking of the Texas Star, a...

Devin O'Connor July 5, 2022
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Circus Circus Adds Coin-Operated Slots, D Las Vegas Celebrates Sigma Derby

Circus Circus Las Vegas is the only casino on the Strip that still offers coin-operated slot machines. And while the traditional three-reel devices have long been a thing of the past at most other casino resorts in Southern Nevada and across the...

Devin O'Connor July 5, 2022
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Macau Casino Retendering Rules Published in Chinese Gaming Enclave

Macau casino licenses for the six commercial gaming operators are set to expire at the end of the year. The local enclave government, following years of legislative deliberations, today unveiled the retendering conditions that will oversee the issuance of new operating privileges....

Devin O'Connor July 5, 2022
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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Takes Center Stage Following New Union Contracts

Gaming industry officials and the state's top lawmakers are now focusing their attention on the divisive debate regarding the ongoing permittance of indoor smoking. That's after a potentially catastrophic strike at Atlantic City casinos was avoided. Atlantic City casinos are allowed to...

Devin O'Connor July 5, 2022
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Live! Casino Maryland Gives Workers Costco Superstore Sweep to Celebrate Anniversary

Live! Casino Maryland celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week by gifting 100 of its Anne Arundel County workers a 15-minute shopping spree at Costco. The Cordish Companies, a Baltimore-based casino and hospitality firm, calls Live! Maryland Casino its flagship property. Cordish developed...

Devin O'Connor July 2, 2022
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Atlantic City Casino Union Claims Victory, as New Contracts Reached

The Atlantic City casino union Unite Here Local 54 has reached new collective bargaining agreements with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. The contracts cover workers at Borgata, Caesars, Tropicana, and Harrah's. The union's contracts terminated on June 1, but the casinos have...

Devin O'Connor July 1, 2022
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Macau Casinos Win Just $310M in June, Worst Month So Far in 2022

Macau casinos in June experienced their worst monthly revenue performance since September 2020. June gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled just MOP2.48 billion (US$310 million), 26% lower than May and a 62% drop from June 2021. To highlight the impact COVID-19 has had...

Devin O'Connor July 1, 2022
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Bally’s Twin River Lincoln, Casino Union Extend Contract Negotiations, Strike Averted

Bally's Twin River Lincoln and its casino workers' union Unite Here Local 26 have agreed to extend their collective bargaining negotiations by two weeks. The move comes to halt a strike threatened by the employees' trade group. The Local 26 chapter of...

Devin O'Connor July 1, 2022
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Nevada Cannabis Regulators Hope Consumption Lounges Will Reduce Strip Odor

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (NCCB) this week approved its parameters that will regulate forthcoming consumption lounges. One goal of such marijuana businesses is to rid the public, including the Las Vegas Strip, of incessant weed odor. The NCCB on Tuesday ratified...

Devin O'Connor June 30, 2022