Post by dex on Nov 1, 2018 22:17:43 GMT -5
For years the State bulls chased hard working honest bookies morning, noon and night in Providence and around RI. So we placed bets on Saturday afternoons at the corner men's bar. Big Fricken Deal.
R.I. sports betting weeks away
Legal sports gambling in Rhode Island was to begin Oct. 1, but state officials last week said they are estimating it will begin around mid-November, at the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton.
Complex negotiations among multiple partners “took longer than expected,” Paul Grimaldi, spokesman for the state Department of Revenue, told The Journal last week.
Twin River will host the betting, and IGT, which also runs the state Lottery, will handle the gambling computerization along with its international partner, William Hill, which will be in charge of setting odds and deciding what sports participants can wager on.
Construction crews at Twin River in Lincoln are still making room for a sports gambling area behind the Wicked Good Bar & Grill and moving in furniture and fixtures, Grimaldi said. The sports betting area at Twin River's casino in Tiverton will be less elaborate but should be ready at the same time as that at Lincoln.
Sports gambling was expected to generate $23.5 million in new revenue for the state in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2019.
- Journal Staff
R.I. sports betting weeks away
Legal sports gambling in Rhode Island was to begin Oct. 1, but state officials last week said they are estimating it will begin around mid-November, at the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton.
Complex negotiations among multiple partners “took longer than expected,” Paul Grimaldi, spokesman for the state Department of Revenue, told The Journal last week.
Twin River will host the betting, and IGT, which also runs the state Lottery, will handle the gambling computerization along with its international partner, William Hill, which will be in charge of setting odds and deciding what sports participants can wager on.
Construction crews at Twin River in Lincoln are still making room for a sports gambling area behind the Wicked Good Bar & Grill and moving in furniture and fixtures, Grimaldi said. The sports betting area at Twin River's casino in Tiverton will be less elaborate but should be ready at the same time as that at Lincoln.
Sports gambling was expected to generate $23.5 million in new revenue for the state in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2019.
- Journal Staff
