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Does Bally’s really need financial help from R.I.?

Hot Topic 04/24/2026

Casino operator Bally’s Corp. is insisting that Rhode Island’s impending indoor smoking “ban” to start in 2027 will cut into future profits, and it...

SOUTHERN FLAVOR: Julia Broome started Kin Southern Table + Bar in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was laid off from her event planning position. She’s returned to that job but still runs the restaurant full time.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

When she lost her job, Kin came to the rescue

Business Women 08/02/2024

Ask Julia Broome to name her favorite dish on her restaurant’s menu, and she thinks for a moment. “It’s the crispy chicken wings in honey...

Online betting begins in sports-crazed Massachusetts

Economic Activity 03/10/2023

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts sports fans raced to their cellphones Friday to begin placing bets as the state allowed online sports wagering just days...

Caesars Entertainment Inc. Monday announced plans to open 30,000-square-foot sports betting parlor on the grounds of the Raynham Park simulcast horse betting facility. The facility, set to open in spring 2023, will need to be approved by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

Caesars plans sports betting facility at Raynham Park

Economic Activity 01/24/2023

PROVIDENCE – The world’s largest gaming company is betting on southeastern Massachusetts. Caesars Entertainment Inc. has announced plans to open 30,000-square-foot sports betting parlor on...

Woonsocket condo manager indicted for fraud

Government 01/31/2022

PROVIDENCE – Cheryl S. Sullivan, property manager of a Woonsocket condominium community, was arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts...

REVENUE STREAM: Two people try their luck at video slot machines at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino. Revenue generated through slot machines and table games at Rhode Island’s two casinos, in combination with lottery tickets and drawings, is one of the biggest sources of funding for the state’s $13 billion budget. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

ALL IN with Bally’s: But how risky is R.I.’s heavy reliance...

Cover Story 12/10/2021

Rhode Island has come to rely heavily on Justin Kane and other recreational gamblers like him. Kane, a Providence real estate investor, likes to blow...

A NEW REPORT commissioned by the R.I. Department of Revenue says the state could gain $18.5 million per year in general revenue from iGaming. This image shows a free money mobile slot game offered through Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino. / COURTESY BALLY'S CORP.

Report: iGaming revenue would add $18.5M per year to R.I. budget

Economic Activity 12/08/2021

PROVIDENCE – If Rhode Islanders were allowed to use their phones and laptops to play government-regulated online slot machines, table games and poker, the...

MASSACHUSETTS CASINO REVENUES are trailing projections, but it isn't immediately clear as to why. Pictured is the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Mass., which opened in June. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES/JESSICA RINALDI

Globe: Unclear why Mass. gambling revenue trailing expectations

Government 11/04/2019

PROVIDENCE – Casino revenue in Massachusetts is falling short of estimates, the Boston Globe reported Monday. Encore Boston Harbor is currently on pace to close...

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...