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EARLY START: The Special Legislative Commission to Study Housing Affordability holds a hearing at the Statehouse in December, weeks ahead of the the 2026 legislative session. Testifying before the commission are Randy R. Rossi, left, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns executive director, and Ashley Sweet, immediate past president of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning ­Association.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MINDING THE GAP: Deficit projection narrows, but fiscal risk factors...

State budget officials are projecting that the government will enter the new year facing a fiscal 2027 budget deficit of $101 million. For Rhode Island...

R.I. ranks 8th in nation for share of tax revenue from...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks eighth overall for its percentage of overall tax revenue stemming from legal sports betting, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s...

Does R.I.’s sportsbook need options?


The R.I. Lottery is courting new sportsbook partners, including national heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel, in a move that could reshape the state’s mobile sports...

R.I.’s sportsbook market may open up to competition next year. Here’s...

State gambling regulators are laying the groundwork to possibly expand online sports betting options beyond the single app run by Rhode Island’s exclusive lottery...

House keeps R.I. a one sportsbook state, for now

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will remain a one-sportsbook state for now after legislation stalled in the House, though its sponsor says that is likely...

Senate advances bill that would allow operators to compete for sportsbook...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate, by a 33-2 vote, approved a bill on June 4 that would dismantle the state's current sports betting monopoly...
RISKING IT: A customer receives a betting ticket in the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, N.J., recently. American gamblers have wagered over $125 billion on sports with legal betting outlets in the four years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer legal sports betting.  / AP PHOTO/WAYNE PARRY

In just four years, effects of sports betting widespread

On the anniversary of the decision in a case brought by New Jersey in mid-May, two-thirds of the states in the country have legalized...

Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a...
TWIN RIVER Worldwide Holdings has entered into partnerships with DraftKings and FanDuel for sports betting operations in Colorado.

Twin River enters into two sports betting partnerships in Colorado

PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings has entered into partnerships with DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Group to operate the company's planned sports betting operation...
A NEW REPORT by LendEdu shows employees engaged in fantasy football cost businesses money in lost productivity. The above graph shows 39 percent of respondents to an online survey play season-long fantasy football, 24 percent play daily fantasy football and 37 percent play both. / COURTESY LENDEDU

Report: Fantasy football costs businesses in lost productivity

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Fantasy-football players spend hours each week on strategy, which could be costing businesses thousands in lost productivity. A new report by LendEdu,...
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