Tag: R.I. Department of Revenue
Should the General Assembly expand gambling in the state by approving...
Bally’s Corp. on Feb. 16 said it will ask state lawmakers to approve iGaming, which would allow residents and visitors to play slots and...
Can R.I. afford to say ‘no’ to Bally’s iGaming proposal?
The inextricable ties between Bally’s Corp. and state government will be on display as the General Assembly vets a request from the operator of...
Poker returning to Twin River Casino on Feb. 23
LINCOLN – After a three-year hiatus, poker is returning to Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort on Feb. 23.
The news was announced on Bally’s...
R.I. hotel tax collections up 20.6% in November
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in November increased 20.6% year over year to $1.5 million, according to the...
R.I. hotel tax collections up more than 4% in October
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in October increased 4.6% year over year to $2.5 million, according to the...
R.I. revenue director latest to step down in string of cabinet...
PROVIDENCE – Another one of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s cabinet members has left.
Guillermo Tello, the state’s revenue director, has returned to work for the...
Will R.I.’s new registry discourage short-term vacation property rentals?
State business regulators are going to start taking names – and charging fees – of Rhode Island property owners who rent out their homes...
Families to receive one-time $250 payment per child under new R.I....
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island families with children will automatically receive a $250 payment per child under a one-time program included in the state’s fiscal...
Collection of 5% hotel tax up 55% Y/Y in March
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in March increased 55% year over year to $1.2 million, according to the...
Legislation on ‘no-poaching’ between states raises questions about enforcement
Two Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for a truce in the economic border war waged with tax incentives with neighboring states, but some authorities...