Patrick Anderson
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Interestingly, none of the companies under scrutiny are part of the growing wave of prediction markets and stock trading sites that have moved into sports and political gambling.

Unclear how this all impacts state sports betting business and budget

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Crackdown coming for illegal gambling sites in RI amid sports betting boom
Six online betting sites are under investigation for illegally operating in Rhode Island.
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Crackdown coming for illegal gambling sites in RI amid sports betting boom

RI State Police have launched an illegal gambling probe after Lottery sent cease and desist letter to 6 companies

www.providencejournal.com/story/busine...
Crackdown coming for illegal gambling sites in RI amid sports betting boom
Six online betting sites are under investigation for illegally operating in Rhode Island.
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yup. they should extend the tristate up to Albany and put everything north and west of that in Great Lakes
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NEWSMAKERS: Dem AG candidate @keithhoffmann.bsky.social joins @timwhiteri.bsky.social + me to discuss why he's running, Craven's exit, crime, APRA - and if the US is in a constitutional crisis

Then: @waveelection.bsky.social breaks down the week's news

Watch now on 12+ and online or get the pod
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Speaker Shekarchi spoke with Craven over the weekend and today, but did not ask him to step down as chair, according to a spokesman

South Kingstown Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee is the favorite to replace Craven as Jud chair and has expressed interest in it, but no decision made yet
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tbf that's 1.37xg from getting a heel to the ball while falling over for the Eze chance and a header he made slight contact with. small sample xg etc.
The carries + receptions mostly end in turnover.
Agree his runs & work rate make space for others and he'll come good, but quality lacking atm
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Still early. He'll probably go on a run. His work rate and threat creates space for others.

But his link play is average - at best - he can't beat opponents for pace and he can't get on the end of anything against THESE centerbacks? IDK
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Was Peter Neronha's 930am announcement he won't run for governor good news for Helena Foulkes?
Someone thought so
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Gov McKee urges House and Senate leaders to schedule oversight hearings "on the progress that we have made to date in demolition and design" for a new Washington Bridge.

As to what happened to the old one, lawsuit still precludes such discussion, he says.
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yet only 2% of Rogan listeners view him favorably. Maybe they just really want to vote against him
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McKee facing hard questions and new legislative hearing over Wash Bridge report

Says lawyers told him not to release forensic analysis of bridge failure.

Speaker Shekarchi "deeply troubled by the findings"

Gov McKee "No one was hiding the report"

www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
McKee facing hard questions, legislative hearing for 'hiding' analysis of Washington Bridge
'Day of Reckoning' delayed? McKee is facing hard questions from both ends of the political spectrum after the Washington Bridge audit, was made public.
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The forensic report on the demise of the Washington Bridge has been released after a year and a half of secrecy.

It finds widespread failure to address decades of problems by numerous groups involved with the bridge -- including state officials

www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
Forensic report of Washington Bridge failure finds problems decades in the making
The report from April 2024 was commissioned by Gov. Dan McKee and kept secret until now.
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