Rhode Island News - Page 5

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, parent company of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, announced its intent to acquire the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The gaming services provider served as project manager for the transition at the Rhode Island casino.

NEWave won a highly competitive contract and has installed its Title 31, Tax Forms Validator, eFileIRS, TinCheck and OFAC Watch List software solutions at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I.

Rhode Island is scurrying to approve a casino crime bill ahead of table games arriving next week.

First delivery of table games arrives at Twin River, which will feature 66 tables games by the end of next month.

Republican House Minority Leader proposes increased tax on table games revenue in Rhode Island again.

Despite recent table games approval, Rhode Island expects budget shortfall due to projected lottery revenue loss of $307.6 million over the next four years.

Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the casino initiatives that passed in Maryland and Rhode Island, the top NFL betting trends from the first half of the season, the weird Florida betting ring that focused on youth football and how betting exchanges and online sports books viewed the U.S. presidential election. They also pick every NFL game on this weekend's slate against the spread.

Expansion will only further crowd a regional market that is already saturated and forced to reach out ever farther to attract the same number of customers.

Twin River slot parlor will see table games added, while Newport Grand will not.

Rhode Island will also vote tomorrow on expanded gambling.

The meeting comes after the tribe lost its battle to keep Twin River and Newport Grand Casino's request to add table games off the November ballot.

State can ballot voters on gambling expansion, court rules.

Rhode Island table game tax will be set at 18 percent, if voters approve expanded gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand this November.

Legislation will be introduced in the Rhode Island Assembly this week which will detail proposed casino-revenue sharing plans.

In 2011 Massachusetts residents spent $909 million on gaming and non-gaming amenities at Connecticut's destination resort casinos.

Rhode Islanders to decide whether Newport Grand will be allowed to add table games.

An 81-year-old woman has come forward as the winner of a mega Powerball jackpot.

Rhode Island bill to allow public referendum on Newport Grand slot parlour expanding to a casino introduced to the House yesterday.

Some question whether Rhode Island properties can compete with Massachusetts planned full casinos.