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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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Macau Casinos Begin 2023 Strong, January Gaming Win Highest in Three Years
Macau casinos are ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them and move forward. And January was precisely the kind of new year start the six gaming giants in the region sought. Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported Wednesday that gross...
Powerball Drawing Wednesday Offers Game’s Eighth-Largest Prize, Inflation A Key
Powerball is at it again. Less than three months after a Powerball player in California won a record $2.04 billion jackpot -- the game's all-time richest prize -- the lottery is running up another life-changing payout. After that record $2.04 billion Powerball...
Nevada Casinos Win $14.84B in 2022, Set All-Time Revenue Record
Nevada casinos won more than $14.84 billion in 2022, the state's all-time best year. Casino gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931. Silver State casinos never won more from gamblers than they did last year. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) revealed...
Alabama Casinos Announce Layoffs Following State Supreme Court Ruling
Alabama casinos in Macon and Lowndes counties were ordered by the state's highest court to cease their charitable gaming operations by January 15. The legal ruling has cost hundreds of workers their jobs. In September, the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Changes Smoking Policy, Nonsmokers Still Unhappy
Rivers Casino Portsmouth's opening certainly hasn't gone as parent company Rush Street Gaming had planned. After receiving a heap of backlash for allowing indoor smoking across the 90,000-square-foot gaming floor, Rivers Portsmouth has announced new indoor smoking policies. Rivers Casino Portsmouth opened...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Begins at State’s Three Commercial Casinos
Massachusetts sports betting begins Tuesday at the commonwealth's three commercial casinos -- Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park. The three casinos have been cleared to open their retail sportsbooks in Everett, Springfield, and Plainville. Online sportsbooks are expected to launch...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Hears Smoking Criticism, Takes Action
Rivers Casino Portsmouth is heeding early feedback about Virginia's first permanent casino. Rivers Portsmouth opened last week as the first standalone casino to open in the state's history. But the grand opening fanfare was short-lived for some nonsmokers, who voiced their disapproval...
Florida Lottery Winner Says Ticket Purchased After Fellow Player Cut in Line
A Florida Lottery winner says he might not have experienced his lucky win if it hadn't been for an unruly customer who cut the line in front of him. Stephen Espinoza, 43, recently stopped in the Publix grocery store along NE 5th...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Guests Express Grievances Over Indoor Smoking
Rivers Casino Portsmouth made history this week in Virginia by becoming the first standalone, permanent casino to open in the state's history. But the celebration was quickly hampered by early guests who expressed concerns with the permittance of indoor smoking in certain...
EuroMillions Winner Blew Through ￡161M Fortune Before Death
Colin Weir and his then-wife, Chris Weir, won one of the largest EuroMillions jackpots ever in 2011. It was a ￡161M life-changing fortune that would eventually result in him going on a years-long spending spree. A camera operator for a local television...