Bally’s wants to offer online casino gambling in Rhode Island

Bally’s wants to offer online casino gambling in Rhode Island

Article brief provided by The Providence Journal
  • Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal
February 15, 2023 8:23 PM
  • Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal

Bally’s wants to grow its state-supported gambling business in Rhode Island to include online casino games like poker, blackjack and slot machines, the company announced Wednesday.

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The company, which owns Rhode Island’s two physical casinos and was formerly known as Twin River, is asking lawmakers to add “I-gaming” to the gambling offerings it has the exclusive rights to sell people here.

“We see this as a vital step to secure our competitive advantage and ensure critical revenue to the state,” Bally’s Senior Vice President Craig Eaton told political and business leaders at a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce legislative forum at the Rhode Island Convention Center.