Tag: entertainment
Acushnet reports $38.9M profit in Q2: U.S. sales rise as int’l...
FAIRHAVEN – Acushnet Holdings Corp. reported a 3.6% drop in net income in the second quarter of 2019 to $38.9 million, or 51 cents...
Bettors lose as casinos gain $6.9M on sports betting in FY19
PROVIDENCE – Bettors lost $6.9 million in Rhode Island on sports betting in fiscal 2019, according to the R.I. Lottery this week. That number...
Twin River closes stock repurchase auction, buying back 6.2% of its...
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. finished its Dutch auction tender offer, purchasing roughly 2.5 million shares at a price of $29.50 per...
Hasbro profit declines on pension settlement while sales push up
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a profit of $13.4 million in the second quarter, a 77.7% decline from the same 2018 period. Earnings per diluted...
Move over Monopoly: Hasbro’s next big growth engine Is Magic
NEW YORK – In the battle for gaming dominance, Hasbro Inc. has what it hopes is an ace up its sleeve – in a deck...
State cash collections through May of FY2019 grow despite month’s drop
PROVIDENCE – General revenue cash collections in Rhode Island in fiscal 2019 through May have totaled $3.6 billion, a 6.9% increase over the same...
PBN on WJAR-TV, July 1, 2019
As it readies for growth nationally, Twin River sees sports betting as a link to a younger demographic at home.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark...
Twin River eyes younger bettors
Marc Crisafulli, the newly named president of Rhode Island operations for Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., oversees activities at its two local casinos at...
Delays, misjudgment hamper R.I. take from sports betting
Sports gambling is still projected as a strong revenue source for Rhode Island, but not an annual fix for whatever ails the state budget.
A...
R.I. has second-highest spending per capita on lottery in 2017
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders spent $502.01 on the lottery per capita in 2017, the second-highest amount in the nation only to Massachusetts, according to...
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