Published
OnlineLegal & RegulatorySports Betting

Rhode Island Governor approves mobile sports betting bill

Bettors in Rhode Island will soon be able to place online and mobile wagers on sporting events.

rhodeislandsign

A statement from the General Assembly said Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo signed bill S 37 into law, adding mobile sports betting to the state’s lottery-run operation.

A timeline for the launch has yet to be discussed, but Rhode Island has become the sixth state to make mobile wagers legal.

Online wagers are currently taken in Nevada, New Jersey, West Virginia and in one tribal Mississippi casino, with Pennsylvania expected to launch next month.

The Ocean State is the only state in New England to offer sports betting; wagers must currently be placed in person at the Twin River casinos in Lincoln or Tiverton.

The casinos opened their sports betting venues in late 2018 and have plans to expand operations into permanent spaces this year.

It always seemed likely sports betting would move online in Rhode Island, with the state’s proposed budget for 2019 including revenue from online wagering.

With a population of just one million, the market will not be the biggest. Massachusetts, however, has yet to legalise sports betting and Boston (a city in Massachusetts) is only an hour’s drive from Twin Rivers’ Tiverton property.

Premium+ Connections
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
Premium
 
 
Premium
 
 
Premium Connections
Consultancy
Executive Profiles
Crown Melbourne
Resorts World Las Vegas
Crown Melbourne
Global Gaming Women
Svenska Spel
Follow Us

Facing facts: FY revenue figures reflect a turbulent '24

Who soared high and who fell behind in 2024? Gambling Inside...

Taking stock: Moving through to Q2

Gambling Insider tracks online casino operator and supplier...

Preview: This year's Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific and Americas

It’s that time of year once again, as the Global Gaming Aw...

Costa Rica: Effective regulation is the industry's path forward

Gambling Insider Senior Staff Writer Beth Turner spoke with...

Preview: Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025

The Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific’s highly anticipated...

Preview: SiGMA Manila 2025

The return of the Philippines’ annual summer gaming summit...

Company profile: Gameplay Interactive

A multi-currency & multilingual white-label and turnkey solu...

Company profile: Lynon

Expertise & commercial flexibilities: In the ever-changing l...