Tag: entertainment
R.I. sports bettors lose $1.5M amid March Madness
PROVIDENCE – Sports betting revenue after payouts in Rhode Island was $1.5 million in March, a sharp turnaround from an $890,623 loss in February,...
Hasbro reports $26.7M profit in Q1
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a profit of $26.7 million in the first quarter of 2019, a reversal from a $112.5 million loss in...
General Assembly passes mobile betting legislation
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly approved legislation to allow mobile sports betting in the state through the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and...
Twin River enters agreement to purchase 3 Colo. casinos
LINCOLN – Twin Rover Worldwide Holdings Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire three casinos in Black Hawk, Colo., from Affinity Gaming.
Terms...
Mattel mired in longest slump since 2015, eyes Hasbro licenses
NEW YORK – Mattel Inc. extended its longest streak of daily declines since 2015 after Goldman Sachs analysts cut estimates following the toymaker’s loss...
Hasbro reboots Transformers for Gen X dads and their daughters
PAWTUCKET – “Bumblebee” – the sixth Transformers movie in 11 years – has been described by Hasbro Inc. executives as setting a new tone, one...
IGT Chairman Sweitzer to retire
PROVIDENCE – Donald R. Sweitzer, chairman of International Game Technology PLC, will retire Dec. 31, the company announced this week.
Sweitzer worked at IGT and...
WJAR: 2019 Air Show canceled due to deployments
NORTH KINGSTOWN - The 2019 Open House Air Show has been canceled by the Rhode Island National Guard, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported Thursday.
The National...
Sports betting launches at Twin River Casino
LINCOLN – Live sports betting launched at Twin River Casino Monday at an event with House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President Dominick...
Hasbro to offer adult party game versions of board game classics...
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. is poised to release adult party game parody editions of some of its classic board games, the company announced Thursday.
The...
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