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Casino
May 1, 2025
Initially Rejected RI Online Gambling Bill Heads to House Floor
A week after the House Committee on Judiciary voted down a proposal from the Rhode Island State Police to make online gambling a misdemeanor for individuals under 21, the same legislation has made a surprising comeback. Second Bill Review on the Chamber’s Floor The bill, which seeks to amend the state’s 2023 iGaming law, is […]
Casino
April 29, 2025
Rhode Island Wants to Criminalize Underage iGaming Despite Opposition
A bill that sought to criminalize iGaming by anyone under the age of 21 was dealt a defeat in the House Judiciary Committee in Delaware on Tuesday, April 22, but the issue may return for discussion and re-vote, as lawmakers are looking to push the measure through anyway. The bill was narrowly defeated with a […]
Casino
April 14, 2025
Fight to Snuff Out Smoking in Rhode Island Casinos Continues
Legislature in Rhode Island is continuing to hear the case argued against smoking on casino floors, with the State House and the House Committee on Finance receiving evidence from interest groups who have argued against the legal loophole that allows casino floors to maintain the questionable practice. Rhode Island Has a Clean Indoor Air Act […]
Casino
April 2, 2025
Push to Make Bally’s Casinos Smoke-Free Heads to Rhode Island Legislature
The effort to ban smoking inside Rhode Island’s two casinos will not progress through shareholder action this year. Trinity Health, a nonprofit with investments in Bally’s Corporation, decided not to resubmit a proposal asking the company to examine how a smoking ban would affect its business. Bally’s Shareholders Step Back, Leaving Casino Smoking Ban in […]
Casino
February 25, 2025
Popular Support Favors Ban of Smoking at Rhode Island Casinos
The year 2025 is expected to be one of the best ones for anti-smoking advocates. With a public exemption to smoke on casino floors, even though 85% of patrons are non-smokers, increasingly under attack in Rhode Island, as well as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere, and casinos opting into non-smoking options voluntarily, the end of […]
Sports
January 3, 2025
Rhode Island Saw $6.3M Sports Betting Revenue in November
Rhode Island has posted its best month to date, generating the highest sports betting revenue on record and managing to beat expectations. In November, Rhode Island saw a massive 43.2% increase in betting revenue from its last best result. Rhode Island Sets Revenue Record in November 2024 The state brought in $6.3 million compared […]
Legal
December 5, 2024
Judge: Bally’s Twin River Casino Cannot Be Held Responsible for Robbery of Guest
A US District Court judge has ruled that Bally’s Twin River Casino is not responsible for the robbery of a patron. While the plaintiff insisted that it should have been the casino’s responsibility to keep patrons safe, the judge was not convinced since the robbery happened far from the gambling property. The Man Says the […]
Business
October 8, 2024
Rhode Island Market Is Shrinking Under Neighboring States’ Pressure
According to a report from the Rhode Island Office of the Auditor General, the Rhode Island Lottery transferred $426.4 million to the state’s General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. This represents a drop of 1.8% or $8.2 million, compared to the previous fiscal year. The report attributed Rhode Island’s decline to […]
Industry
May 23, 2024
Rhode Island Delays Decision on Casino Smoking Ban Bill
The battle against indoor smoking in casinos across the United States has been ongoing for decades. Years after the ban on smoking in public places, there are still states that permit the activity on the casino floors. Rhode Island is one state where legislation, calling for smoke-free casinos, is slowly advancing. Yet, the proposal, which […]
Industry
April 23, 2024
Trinity Health Urges Bally’s Shareholders to Reject Indoor Smoking
Trinity Health’s efforts against indoor smoking continue as the Michigan charity doubles down on its goal of taking the fight to the shareholder level. The Livonia-headquartered nonprofit hospital network hopes to end smoking at Bally’s Corporation-owned properties across the country and end the operator’s exemption from the smoking bans in places like Rhode Island and […]
