Profit for Hasbro Inc. fell 6.4 percent to $130.3 million, or 99 cents per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2012 and 12.8 percent to $336 million, or $2.55 per diluted share, for 2012 as a whole, the company announced after markets closed Thursday. more

Twin River plans to add 50 more full-time equivalent jobs than originally estimated when the casino adds table games in July, upping its estimate to 400. more

The Greenwich Odeum, which closed after the Station Nightclub fire in light of stringent new fire code regulations, is reopening its doors on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a celebration that includes local performing artists. more

Admissions to the Newport Mansions topped 880,000 in 2012, marking the best attendance in more than a decade, according to the Preservation Society of Newport County. more

The majority of Americans plan to forgo the fancy clothes and crowded venues this New Year’s Eve in order to ring in 2013 at home with family and friends, according to a new survey released by toy and game maker Hasbro Inc. more

Bright Night Providence will celebrate its 10th anniversary on New Year’s Eve with a day-long festival starting at noon on Dec. 31. more

With table gaming recently approved for Twin River, the Rhode Island gambling scene is likely to impact existing casinos in the area in 2013, including Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. more

Seven non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the Big East – DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University and Villanova University – have agreed to leave the conference, reported ESPN. more

AAA Southern New England has projected a 0.7 percent rise in Thanksgiving holiday travel, the fourth consecutive year of increases since holiday travel fell 25 percent in 2008. more

Providence was ranked the best foodie city in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s “America’s Favorite Cities” poll that ranks the vacation-worthiness of 35 cities from across the United States. more