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Bally's sold its Tiverton casino. Now, it wants more subsidies from the state.
PROVIDENCE – After selling – and then leasing back – one of the two state casinos Bally's runs for the Rhode Island Lottery, the company is now asking for more concessions from state lawmakers. Still unanswered are questions about Bally's financial health following the recent downgrade of Bally's credit rating by Moody's...
Newport Woman and Middletown Man Win $50,000 as Rhode Island Lottery Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, on May 21, 1974, the Rhode Island Lottery launched its inaugural game, “The Lot,” with tickets priced at just $0.50. Half a century later, the Lottery marked its golden anniversary with remarkable synchronicity, as two lucky players struck it big. In a fitting tribute...
Christopher's cafe owners bringing arts and music to Fall River's South Main Street
FALL RIVER — For a little more than a year, the owners of Christopher’s on South Main Street have been feeding customers with their from-scratch fare, now they hope to feed the hearts and souls of the neighborhood, particularly the children — with music. On June 1,...
Proposal to study going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos clears threshold to come back in 2025
Enough Bally’s Corporation shareholders at its annual meeting last week supported an unsuccessful activist proposal seeking a report on the potential savings of going smoke-free at all the Rhode Island-based casino giant’s properties that the measure can return next year. About 3.1 million votes were in favor of the proposal by Trinity Health and 23.9 […] The post Proposal to study going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos clears threshold to come back in 2025 appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Rhode Island Zoo's Endangered Tree Kangaroo Is Taking the Internet By Storm
An absolutely adorable tree kangaroo at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island is taking the internet by storm, and not just for how absolutely adorable this endangered animals is. But also because most people have never heard of a tree kangaroo before! The adorable TikTok video ...Continue reading
Westport Restaurant Gets Salty After Awkward Saucy Theft
Fred Melnyk owns Bootleg BBQ in Westport. He invested his life savings into making the restaurant a brick and mortar after hitting lightning in a bottle with a traveling BBQ trailer about a year and a half ago. Word has spread so quickly about the Westport restaurant that he's even...
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