Location: Rhode Island
Rhode Island casino revenue rises 5.6% year-over-year in May
Net gaming revenue in Rhode Island totaled $59 million in May, rising 5.6% from last year’s figure of $55.9 million. The figures, published... more
Rhode Island igaming revenue rises 113.5% year-over-year in May
Rhode Island’s igaming sector grew 113.5% year-over-year in May, with net gaming revenue rising from US$2.3 million to US$4.8 million. The... more
Rhode Island lawmakers restrict casino smoking on final day; bill heads to governor
Rhode Island lawmakers banned “payday lending,” snuffed out smoking in most parts of Rhode Island’s casinos and gave... more
Casino smoking ban advances in busy day at Rhode Island legislature
Rhode Island lawmakers voted to clear the smoke from Bally’s casinos, raise the minimum wage and preserve health center revenue from... more
Bill to end smoking at Rhode Island casinos headed to Senate floor
A Rhode Island Senate panel needed only 30 minutes Tuesday to unanimously endorse a bill that would end the exemption to the state’s indoor... more
Potential compromise in Rhode Island could ban casino smoking in 2027
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.... more
Rhode Island Senate votes to open sports betting to competing operators
Rhode Island lawmakers are debating whether to scrap the state’s unique sports betting system and open it up to competition from the... more
Expanding sports betting, cracking down on underage gambling in play in final stretch of Rhode Island session
The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on a pair of bills that would open the state’s sports betting industry to new vendors and impose... more
Rhode Island casino revenue down 3.5% year-over-year in April
Rhode Island’s two land-based casinos, Bally’s Tiverton and Bally’s Twin River, reported a combined figure of $52 million in April, a 3.5%... more
Fearing smoking ban, Bally’s seeks more marketing dollars from Rhode Island
Rhode Island state regulators are opposing a proposal from Bally’s they say would see the state fork over millions more a year to the... more

