To avoid trouble with the state constitution, gambling company Bally’s would beam video of live casino dealers to Rhode Islanders’ phones in a new version of the “iGaming” proposal advancing in the state Senate.
The gaming “simulcast” proposal came in response to Rhode Island Lottery concerns that Bally’s initial iGaming plan could legally be considered a gambling expansion under the state constitution and require statewide voter approval.
By using live dealers based in Bally’s Twin River Lincoln, iGaming proponents hope to avoid having to go to voters.
“This is the approach taken in many places around the country,” a Senate explanation of the changes in the new iGaming bill provided by spokesman Greg Pare said.
