Tag: gambling
Audit: Lottery transfer to R.I. general fund increases 8.9% in FY19
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Lottery had an operating revenue of $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2019, a 21.5% increase year over year, according to...
Want a repeat of PawSox mess? Take a look at IGT...
While the calendar says it’s September, doesn’t it feel like Feb. 2? You know, Groundhog Day, when a rodent forecasts our weather and it...
R.I. April sports book revenue highest of any month
PROVIDENCE – Sport betting took in the most revenue in April of any month, despite a dip in the amount bet at Rhode Island...
For some, sports betting is not a panacea, it’s just illegal
Did Rhode Island voters approve sports betting when they agreed to allow table games at the state’s casinos?
A lawsuit filed this month in state...
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, according...
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,...
Raimondo to support Ruggerio’s proposal to legalize online sports betting in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo supports a proposal by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio to legalize online sports betting in Rhode Island, WPRI-TV...
MGM Springfield opens Friday
PROVIDENCE – The MGM Springfield opened in Springfield, Mass., Friday morning at 11 a.m.
The $960 million casino is located just over the Connecticut line,...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 22 for fiscal, social independence in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 22 for independence on WalletHub's 2018's Most & Least Independent States.
To arrive at the rankings, a WalletHub data...
















