Tag: Sports Betting
MINDING THE GAP: Deficit projection narrows, but fiscal risk factors...
State budget officials are projecting that the government will enter the new year facing a fiscal 2027 budget deficit of $101 million.
For Rhode Island...
Report: R.I. Lottery transfer climbs $7.2M year over year in fiscal...
PROVIDENCE – Buoyed by iGaming revenue in its competition with neighboring states for gaming dollars, the R.I. Lottery contributed $433.6 million to the state's General Fund...
R.I.’s sportsbook market may open up to competition next year. Here’s...
State gambling regulators are laying the groundwork to possibly expand online sports betting options beyond the single app run by Rhode Island’s exclusive lottery...
House keeps R.I. a one sportsbook state, for now
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will remain a one-sportsbook state for now after legislation stalled in the House, though its sponsor says that is likely...
Legislation targets R.I.’s sports betting monopoly
New state legislation submitted in both the House and Senate is looking to upend the monopoly in Rhode Island’s sports betting market as revenue...
Time for new bet on sports gambling
The more people spend on legal sports betting nationally, the smaller Rhode Island’s take has gotten.
The state’s sports betting revenue has steadily declined in...
Sports bettors have one app in R.I. More may be on...
Tens of thousands of college hoops fans were legally allowed to bet on the action as games for the first two rounds of the NCAA’s...
NCAA president urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college...
The NCAA wants states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes.
"Sports betting issues are on the rise across...
R.I. sportsbook revenue down 10% after Mass. expansion
The launch of online sports betting in Massachusetts on March 10 is already leeching money from Rhode Island, and more losses lie ahead.
In the...
Bill allowing wagers on R.I.-based college sports teams passes Senate
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would allow for wagers to be placed on Rhode Island-based college sports teams or on...


















