Early 2027 could be when Rhode Island’s two casinos finally go smoke free under a compromise brokered by the Senate’s new majority leader.
Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone, a Providence Democrat, told Rhode Island Current Thursday that legislation will likely come before the Senate Committee on Labor and Gaming next week. The long-awaited proposal ends a loophole that has allowed Bally’s Lincoln and Tiverton casinos to avoid the state’s indoor smoking ban.
“This took a lot of time meeting with Bally’s and the union representing the people there,” Ciccone said in an interview.
But Patti Doyle, a Bally’s spokesperson, said it’s not a done deal.
