DOR: R.I. Oct. 5% hotel tax totals $2M
PROVIDENCE – October collection of the 5 percent hotel tax in Rhode Island totaled $2.02 million, a $12,469 decline from one year prior at...
AAA names COAST Five Diamond restaurant
PROVIDENCE – AAA has named COAST in the Ocean House in Westerly as a Five Diamond restaurant, AAA Northeast announced Thursday.
In writing about COAST,...
Allegiant to offer twice weekly flight to Savannah from T.F. Green
WARWICK – Allegiant Airlines will add nonstop service to Savannah, Ga., from T.F. Green Airport, the R.I. Airport Corp. announced Tuesday.
Flights to the Savannah/Hilton...
Did the state make the right move in legalizing sports betting?
Heavy betting in Rhode Island on the Feb.3 Super Bowl will help boost state coffers. That's because the state receives 51 percent of the revenue from...
Super Bowl boosts R.I. coffers
Rhode Islanders can thank the New England Patriots for more than just another NFL championship.
While the long-term success of legalized sports betting in Rhode...
Sports betting is legal. Watch out.
Since ancient Rome, gambling on athletic events has been a fun, popular and hugely ill-advised pastime. Now states across the U.S. are racing to...
Goldstein alleges discrimination by RIAC, reaches $192K severance agreement
WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. reached a severance agreement with Patricia “Patti” Goldstein, former senior vice president of marketing and communications, in return...
3 R.I. restaurants make OpenTable’s 2019 most romantic list
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island restaurants were named to OpenTable’s 2019 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, the company announced Wednesday.
Bouchard Restaurant and Inn...
DOR: $6.5M wagered in R.I. on bets related to Super Bowl
PROVIDENCE - Bettors in Rhode Island wagered $6.5 million on bets related to the 2019 Super Bowl, according to the R.I. Department of Revenue...
DOR: 1% hotel tax collection dips $88K in Oct.
RHODE ISLAND - Collection of the 1 percent local hotel tax in Rhode Island declined 17.5 percent, or $88,006, year over year to $414,728...
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