Rhode Island Casino News & Rhode Island Gambling News
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November 21st, 2009
EAST LYME, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities say a Rhode Island woman's gambling debts led her to embezzle almost $335,000 from the company that runs East Lyme's school lunch program. Westerly resident Beverly Howard was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of ...
November 20th, 2009
For the first time in years, Air Supply returned to Rhode Island to perform for fans. Located just outside of Providence, Twin River is a casino, racetrack and entertainment center catering to patrons from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and ...
November 18th, 2009
As Rhode Island’s economy deteriorates, people are asking questions about jobs, development and the state’s future. Here are some answers to four of them. When will a full-scale casino open? Governor Carcieri and House Speaker William Murphy have ...
November 18th, 2009
Scott Mayerowitz is a business reporter with ABC News. Mayerowitz started his career in newspapers, working at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. His beats there included state politics and the gambling industry. He has won awards from the Rhode ...
November 17th, 2009
PROVIDENCE — State Sen. Frank A. Ciccone is calling for a legislative inquiry into the state’s role in choosing managers for the bankrupt Twin River, and potential awarding of the gambling license — worth hundreds of millions of dollars — to ...
November 20th, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The candidates to fill former state Rep. Betsy Dennigan’s seat will find out this Monday where they will appear on the Dec. 29 ballot, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced today. Mollis has scheduled a public lottery ...
November 13th, 2009
Acclaimed actor JAMES WOODS is suing a Rhode Island hospital over allegations his late brother died after receiving negligent medical care. The Casino star lost his younger sibling Michael in 2006, when he passed away in the Kent Hospital after ...
November 20th, 2009
Corrections budgets were on the chopping block in at least 26 states as the recession forced lawmakers around the country to close prisons and lay off correctional officers, cut back on inmate rehabilitation programs and, in some cases, release ...
November 17th, 2009
On the brighter side, departmental revenues, including the state lottery, are up by $9.4 million ... Rhode Island has improved its rankings in many categories compared to other states because those states increased taxes as a response to budget ...
November 15th, 2009
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on Friday would not discuss the lawsuit in detail, but told The Associated Press he wants "justice" for ...
