While playing in the Super Bowl is nothing new for the Pats, the ability for fans to place a legal wager on the game here in Rhode Island is new.
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RI Sports Betting Pulls In $1.03M In First Six Weeks
The first revenue numbers for legal sports betting in Rhode Island are just over a million dollars in the first six weeks. The state will get fifty-one percent of that, after operating expenses. Revenue estimates predicted the state making nearly 12 million dollars by this summer, so that’s a little low, if you’re looking at […]
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Newport Businesses, Residents Sue National Grid, Enbridge Over Shutoff
A group of Newport business owners and residents has filed class-action lawsuits against National Grid and energy company Enbridge.
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After A Week Without Heat, Newport’s Restaurant Scene Gets Back To Work
As of Monday, almost every single customer in Newport had gas restored. Some 7,000 lost heat and hot water.
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Rhode Island, National Grid Offer Help to Businesses Affected By Gas Shut Off
After days without heat on Aquidneck Island, local businesses are getting back on their feet.
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Fall River Pot Shop Draws Rhode Island Customers
Legal, recreational marijuana is on sale now in Fall River. And it may be a far cry from what you’d expect.
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Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin in Fall River
Legal, recreational marijuana crept closer to Rhode Island, with the weekend opening of Northeast Alternatives to the general public. The medical marijuana dispensary began selling product to anyone 21 and older on Sunday. The store is less than a minute from the Rhode Island border, where recreational marijuana is not legal. The sign for Tiverton […]
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Patchwork Aid Available To Unpaid Federal Workers In RI
A wide variety of Rhode Island businesses are offering help and services to federal workers furloughed or working without pay, as the government shutdown closes out its fourth week.
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Lawsuit Filed To Halt Providence Skyscraper Project
The Providence City Council, and a New York-based real estate developer are the subject of a lawsuit aimed at blocking a 46-story skyscraper proposal in the City. The Providence real estate group Peter Scotti and Associates and the nonprofit group Building Bridges Providence filed the suit in Superior Court Friday. Building Bridges is led by […]
