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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.
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Florida Gaming Commission Warns Jacksonville About Illegal Gaming Arcades
The newly formed Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has sent a letter to Jacksonville officials warning them that their consideration of legalizing adult arcades with gambling-like electronic devices would violate state law. Florida's gaming industry is headlined by the Seminole Tribe, which...
Nevada Casinos Set Fiscal Year Record, Gaming Revenue Tops $14.6B
Nevada casinos just experienced their best 12-month period ever. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which ended June 30, totaled $14.63 billion. That is easily the best 12-month span in the history...
Atlantic City Casino Union Contracts in Place Through May 2026
Atlantic City casino union contracts have now been signed and executed at all nine resorts. Officials at Golden Nugget today closed the books on the 2022 negotiations by signing the same collective bargaining agreement the eight others previously established. MGM Resorts and...
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $1.1B, Chicken CEO Spends $200K on Tickets
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow to nearly unprecedented highs. The interstate lottery game announced today that its earlier estimated jackpot for tomorrow night's July 29 draw of $1.025 billion was a bit underdone. Lottery officials now say that the jackpot...
Macau Casino Bidding Period to Commence July 29, Says Newly Formed Committee
Macau casino operators will be able to submit applications to receive fresh concessions beginning tomorrow, July 29. That's according to the enclave's newly formed Committee for Public Tendering of Concessions for the Operation of Casino Games of Fortune. The regulatory body was...
Las Vegas Airport Sets Monthly Passenger Record, Spirit Agrees to JetBlue Merger
Harry Reid International, the primary Las Vegas airport that served nearly 40 million passengers last year, has set a new monthly passengers record. Las Vegas airport officials say its terminals facilitated more than 4.68 million travelers last month. That eclipses its previous...
Golden Nugget Lone Atlantic City Casino Without Union Contract, But Deal Expected
Golden Nugget Atlantic City is the lone gaming resort in the New Jersey beach town that still has not reached new labor terms with the local casino union. Unite Here Local 54 reached new collective bargaining agreements with MGM Resorts and Caesars...
Caesars Entertainment Fined $50K in Atlantic City for Regulatory Shortcomings
Caesars Entertainment has been slapped with a $50,000 fine by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for numerous and repeated regulatory infractions. The DGE regulates the nine casinos in Atlantic City. It says the penalty stems from Caesars failing to...
Okada Manila Anarchy Escalates, as Kazuo Okada Son Attacks Father
The governance of Okada Manila in the Philippines' Entertainment City remains in chaos, as competing entities each lay claim as the rightful owner-operator. The tensions further mounted this week after Tomohiro Okada, one of Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada's adult children, penned a...
Pope County Judge Asks Arkansas Elections Board to Reject Casino Referendum
Pope County Judge Ben Cross is calling on the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners to reject a casino ballot referendum effort. The measure is being pushed by a Native American tribe in Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation owns and operates tribal casinos...