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Report: R.I. Lottery transfers to state up 22% in fiscal 2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Lottery transferred $388.6 million into state coffers in fiscal 2022, a 22.3% increase from the previous year, according to an audit...

Are you concerned about Bally’s Corp.’s plans to sell its two...

Bally's Corp. on June 28 announced it has agreed to sell the property and buildings of Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton...
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...

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...
BUDGET TALK: Rep. Marvin L. Abney, D-Newport, chairman of the House Finance Committee, speaks during discussions before a full House vote last month on the $12.75 billion 2020-2021 state budget. House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has said Abney will continue as finance chairman in the 2021 session. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on contentious issues

The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
CHANGING WORKPLACE: Joe Morais, project leader at the Pawtucket Department of Public Works, is one of hundreds of city workers who will be filing for unemployment one day a week because Pawtucket is shutting down services on Fridays to save money. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

BUDGET CRUNCH: Revenue is down, deficit is up, and R.I. still...

Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien never thought he’d have to close down his city on Fridays to save money, but in the absence of...
MARK A. FURCOLO, the director of the R.I. Department of Revenue, has been nominated by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to become the new director for R.I. Lottery. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Revenue Director Furcolo nominated to lead R.I. Lottery

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Revenue Director Mark A. Furcolo on Monday was nominated by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to serve as the state’s...

Rhode Island’s digital sports-betting website, app receive tech upgrade

PROVIDENCE – International Game Technology PLC subsidiary IGT Global Solutions Corp. and William Hill U.S. have announced enhanced versions of the Sportsbook Rhode Island...
SPORTS BETTORS in Rhode Island lost a collective $841,767 in March, marking a significant slowdown amid sports events being cancelled and casinos closing due to the cOVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Sports-betting revenue slows in March amid COVID-19 shutdowns

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island sports betting significantly slowed in March, as shutdowns began impacting professional sports leagues across the world due to the COVID-19...
SPORTS BETTORS lost a collective $2.3 million in February. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. sports bettors lost $2.3M in Feb.

PROVIDENCE – Sports bettors in Rhode Island lost $2.3 million in February, according to the R.I. Lottery’s most recent data. Bettors wagered $28.1 million and...
SPORTS BETTORS lost a collective $3.3 million in January. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Sports bettors in R.I. lose record $3.3M in Jan.

PROVIDENCE – Sports bettors wagering in Rhode Island lost a collective $3.3 million in January, marking the state’s highest sports book revenue to date,...
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