2012 News Countdown: Split gambling vote
(PROVIDENCE, RI) Once again, it was a busy year in the Ocean State, and Rhode Island Public Radio’s counting down the top ten news stories of 2012. At number 2 is the split vote to expand gambling at...
View ArticleAubin looks to increase security at Twin River
Updates to Twin River are to be discussed by the Joint Committee on State Lottery today, as the establishment readies itself for the introduction of table games.In 2012 Rhode Island voted to allow...
View ArticleThursday, February 7, 2013
Winter Storm Nemo is heading our way. Making sure veterans have what they need as they return to civilian life. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast. Do you have insight or...
View ArticleNewport Grand seeking state help
The Newport Grand slot machine parlor lost its attempt to expand with Las Vegas-style table games in last November’s election. Now Newport Grand is seeking a break from state gaming taxes while the...
View ArticleTwin River Expansion Requires Hundreds More Employees
If you know somebody in need of a job, you might want to steer them to Twin River. The slot parlor is going to full casino gambling this summer and Twin River spokeswoman Patti Doyle says they’re...
View ArticleThe new Rhode Island: Gambling is us
There’s an old chestnut in banking: If you owe the bank $10,000, the bank owns you. If you owe the bank $100 million, you own the bank.That’s pretty much what has happened in Rhode Island state...
View ArticleRhode Island Gaming May Take a Hit Once Massachusetts Casinos Open
Casino gambling just like in Las Vegas is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Twin River in Lincoln.The one-time dog track has become the first venue ever in Rhode Island to offer table games thanks to...
View ArticleWindfall Expected From Table Games Opening at Twin River
Rhode Island expects to pocket six-and-a-half million dollars just from table games in the next fiscal year.Fred Carstensen is an economist at the University of Connecticut who has been studying...
View ArticleTable Games Open at Twin River Casino
Wednesday was a pivotal day in the history of Twin River. With the introduction of table games, the former dog racing park – turned – slots parlor is now the state’s first full fledged casino.Wielding...
View ArticleMore Conn. competition for RI gambling venues
More bad news for Rhode Island gambling venues: Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino has announced a major retail expansion at its flagship property in Uncasville, Conn. The new retail destination will...
View ArticleTwin River Sees Its First Arrest Connected to Table Games
State Police have made their first arrest at Twin River Casino connected to the Las-Vegas style table games that opened there last month.46 year old Steven Sabitoni of Lincoln has been charged with...
View ArticleRI Supreme Court Upholds Standing for Narragansetts in Gambling Lawsuit
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a Superior Court finding that the Narragansett Indian tribe has standing to sue the state over the addition of table games at Twin River and Newport Grand. Yet...
View ArticleFall River and Foxwoods to announce casino plan tomorrow
In what would be a serious threat to Rhode Island’s state gambling revenue stream, Fall River is eyeing yet another attempt to enter the casino market.Mayor William Flanagan has scheduled an...
View ArticleWhat Casinos In Massachusetts Could Mean For RI's Gaming Industry
Rhode Island’s gaming industry is keeping a sharp eye on what’s happening in Massachusetts as the state’s gambling commission works out where to license up to three resort-style casinos and a slot...
View ArticleRI Political-Economic Reality and Myth
Every serious candidate says Rhode Island’s poor economy is the top issue in this year’s governors’ race. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time for Rhode Island to sort economic myth from...
View ArticlePlainville Slot Parlor Gets Initial Approval; Potential Twin River Competitor
Plans for a slot parlor in nearby Plainville, Massachusetts, have received their final approval.On Friday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to green-light Penn National Gaming's plan for the...
View ArticleTwin River Faces Looming Threat From Planville Slot Parlor
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted Friday to green-light a slot parlor in nearby Plainville, Massachusetts -- a scenario that would threaten to siphon customers from Rhode Island's most...
View ArticlePolitical Roundtable: Fung on Pensions, Block's Challenge & the Threat to...
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, a Republican candidate for governor, joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss his plan for beating rival GOP candidate Ken Block; his opposition to Rhode Island's...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: How Twin River Will Compete With Gambling In MA
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment The Bottom Line.This week Dave and Mark talk with Twin River Chairman John...
View ArticleNewport Residents May Vote Once Again On Table Games At Newport Grand
The Newport City council has approved a resolution that could put table games back on the ballot. The council will ask the General Assembly to put the question to Newport voters.
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