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TWIN RIVER plan to lay off 100 casino workers due to the impact of Encore Boston Harbor casino on table games in Lincoln. Above, Marc Crisafulli, the newly named president of Rhode Island operations for Twin River Worldwide Holdings. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Twin River plans layoffs after Encore introduction

Economic Activity 08/16/2019

PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. expects to lay off roughly 100 Rhode Island casino workers, the company confirmed Friday. The company cited a...

ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR generated $48.6 million in gambling revenue in its first full month. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES/JESSICA RINALDI

Wynn’s new Mass. casino scores $49M in first month

Economic Activity 08/15/2019

LOS ANGELES – Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s new Boston-area resort generated $48.6 million in gambling revenue in its first full month, more than the state’s...

IN STEP: Kristen Boudreau, center, an International Game Technology supply chain analyst, works up a sweat in a step class at the corporate fitness center in West Greenwich. With her, from left, are co-workers Tracie Angelo, Predrag Stojkov and Yanna Tow.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

IGT takes a worldly view in developing well-being mission

PBN Award Winners 08/09/2019

Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2019 5000+ EMPLOYEES #1: International Game Technology PLC CEO (or equivalent): Renato Ascoli, CEO, North America Number of employees: 6,300 LOTTERY AND GAMING...

BETTORS LOST $6.9 million in fiscal 2019 on sports wagering in Rhode Island. Above, guests watch games in the lounge at the sportsbook at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Bettors lose as casinos gain $6.9M on sports betting in FY19

Government 07/31/2019

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...

PBN on WJAR-TV, July 1, 2019

Rich Media 07/01/2019

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...

SPORTSBOOK: Guests relax in a lounge at the sportsbook at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln. The casino’s sports-betting venue opened in late November and, together with the sportsbook at Tiverton Casino Hotel, which opened a week later, generated nearly $624,000 through March.   / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Delays, misjudgment hamper R.I. take from sports betting

Cover Story 06/28/2019

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

Government 06/21/2019

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...

Global gaming company IGT launches PlayBingo in Norway

Technology 06/18/2019

PROVIDENCE – International Game Technology PLC announced that Norway’s state lottery operator has launched IGT’s new digital PlayBingo platform. The platform was awarded to IGT...

RHODE ISLAND had the second-highest per capita expenditure on lottery in the nation in 2017. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TIM BOYLE

R.I. has second-highest spending per capita on lottery in 2017

Economy 06/18/2019

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...