Location: Rhode Island

05/20/25 8:27 PM

Casino workers mobilize at Rhode Island legislature over smoking bill

  • Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current
“NO MORE SMOKE! NO MORE SMOKE!” That was the chant from about 150 casino workers who packed the steps inside the State House Tuesday —... more
05/04/25 7:58 PM

Rhode Island lawmaker urges support for breaking sportsbook monopoly

  • Matthew Bain, InGame
One day after FanDuel testified in support of a Rhode Island Senate bill that would end the the state’s sports betting monopoly and open... more
04/30/25 8:10 PM

With new Senate leadership, advocates say time has come to end smoking in Rhode Island casinos

  • Edward Fitzpatrick, The Boston Globe
Advocates viewed the late Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio as the main reason that smoking is still allowed in Rhode Island’s casinos.... more
04/30/25 1:47 PM

Rhode Island: House panel reconsiders, approves bill to make underage online gambling a misdemeanor

  • Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current
A week after the House Committee on Judiciary struck down a proposal by the Rhode Island State Police to make it a misdemeanor for anyone... more
04/28/25 7:46 PM

Rhode Island casino revenue down 0.4% year-over-year in March

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Combined net revenue for Rhode Island’s two land-based casinos, Bally’s Twin River and Bally’s Tiverton, reached $59.3 million in March,... more
04/28/25 3:29 PM

Rhode Island: Defeated bill to criminalize igaming under age 21 is up for a revote

  • Katherine Gregg, Providence Journal
A kerfuffle erupted over the weekend over a contested plan to “reconsider” − which means revote − a defeated bill sought by the... more
04/12/25 2:48 PM

Push to ban smoking at Rhode Island’s casinos reignites at the State House

  • Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current
Vanessa Baker brought more than just testimony to the State House basement Thursday. She came armed with inhalers, eye drops, nose spray,... more
04/01/25 10:59 AM

Rhode Island: Activist shareholder opts against refiling proposal to study going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos

  • Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current
The push to clear the air inside Rhode Island’s two casinos won’t ignite at the shareholder level this year. Enough Bally’s Corporation... more
03/31/25 1:59 PM

Rhode Island casino revenue down 7% year-over-year in February

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Combined net revenue for table games and video lottery terminals dropped from $53 million to $49.2 million year-over-year, down 7%. The... more
02/28/25 10:47 AM

Rhode Island casino revenue up 5.8% year-on-year in January

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Casino revenue for Rhode Island’s two land-based casinos, Bally’s Twin River Casino and Bally’s Tiverton Casino, totaled $54 million in... more