Tag: International Game Technology PLC
Questions still surround ‘iGaming’
Rhode Island has become the seventh state to allow residents and visitors to gamble on casino games remotely by phone, computer and tablet, but...
Senate approves record $14B state budget
PROVIDENCE – It’s all over but the signing.
By a 32-4 vote, the R.I. Senate on Thursday approved a $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget, a...
PBN announces 2023 40 Under Forty honorees
PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals have been chosen as the winners of Providence Business News’ 19th annual 40 Under Forty program.
The honorees were selected...
Is iGaming worth gambling on?
Supporters of expanding casino gambling to online table games in Rhode Island are hoping they hold the necessary cards of persuasion to get iGaming...
IGT gets 3-year extension to run Lottery’s sports betting app
CRANSTON – The R.I. Lottery announced Thursday it has reached a three-year contract extension with International Game Technology PLC to run its sports betting...
New URI, IGT scholarship to support women in computer science
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s computer science department has long noticed a troubling trend among its graduate pool: despite academic success, many...
R.I.’s top CEOs are backing Question 1
Publicly funded higher education and private industry rely upon each other. Public institutions of higher education – when properly funded and with adequate infrastructure...
Report: R.I. has received $53.5M in sports wagering revenue since 2018
PROVIDENCE – The house is winning when it comes to legal sports betting in Rhode Island.
Since legalization in 2018, the hold rate for sportsbooks...
PBN recognizes 2022 Leaders & Achievers honorees
WARWICK – Twenty-one local industry leaders on Thursday were formally recognized for their leadership efforts across various sectors in Providence Business News’ 2022 Leaders...
Bruce Parkes, International Game Technology PLC systems engineer
Leaders & Achievers 2022
BRUCE PARKES
Systems engineer, International Game Technology PLC
GROWING UP EATING Vegemite sandwiches in Australia, Bruce Parkes never envisioned landing in the...