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Rhode Island Police Continue to Advocate for Criminalization of Underage Online Gambling
Rhode Island is planning to revisit a bill pushed by state police to criminalize online gambling for youth who can gamble at state casinos.
Rhode Island Lawmakers Want to End Sports Betting Monopoly Model, Allow at Least Five Operators
A group of Rhode Island state Senators have introduced a bill to end the state’s monopoly sports betting model and move toward a multi-license system with at least five mobile sportsbooks. The present proposal doesn’t address Rhode Island online casino gaming, which is also a monopoly held by Bally Casino. However, the state’s iGaming model built off […]
Bovada Leaves All iGaming States But Rhode Island, Michigan Pursues Another Illegal Gambling Site
Seven of the eight iGaming states have succeeded at ousting the illegal online gambling site Bovada. Rhode Island officials were working on it as of Oct. 4. Meanwhile, Michigan’s regulator rid the state of the Curaçao-based Harp Media brand months ago and has moved on to shoo away another such site: Ace23. Paul Grimaldi, with […]
Bovada Still Operates in 2 iGaming States That Haven’t Sent ‘Cease and Desist’ Letters
Bovada doesn’t operate in 11 legal US online gambling jurisdictions, exiting six of them since June. Perhaps most notably, Bovada no longer exists in 75% of iGaming states. However, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island haven’t yet ordered the illegal online gambling site to leave. Pennsylvania and Rhode Island officials tell Bonus that, unlike most of the […]
Rhode Island Senate Approves Bill Doubling Credit Line Maximum at Bally’s Casinos
The Rhode Island Senate has passed Senate Bill 3040, which would increase the cap on lines of credit at the state’s two retail casinos, Bally’s Twin River Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton. The vote passed by a margin of 28-5. Under current law, the two casinos can allow patrons to gamble up to $50,000 on credit, provided […]
Can Bally Casino’s Rhode Island Growth Overcome Disappointing Early Revenue Numbers?
Bally’s early revenue figures from its Rhode Island online casino monopoly are disappointing, yet 72% growth from March to April suggests that the situation might only be temporary. Bally Casino generated $2.1 million in gaming revenue for April, less than either the state’s official projections or the somewhat more pessimistic forecast supplied by Bonus Managing Editor Alex […]
Rhode Island Online Casino Saw $1.2 Million in Revenue in March, With ‘Momentum’ Hitting in April
Bally Casino generated $1.2 million in net gaming revenue in Rhode Island in March, the debut month for the state’s first and only online casino. Regulators revealed the first official revenue numbers to legislators and the general public on April 22 during a Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery meeting. That number sets a slower […]
Rhode Island Online Casino Gambling Sees Slow But Smooth Full Launch Day
Rhode Island online casino gambling experienced its full Launch Day, beginning at noon on March 5. The newest and perhaps most unusual legal iGaming marketplace had a slow but smooth start via Bally Casino. State lawmakers approved legal Rhode Island online casino gambling in 2023, and regulators allowed it to launch under supervision on March […]
Bally Casino Soft Launch So Snag-Free, Unusual Format Seemingly Unnoticed
Rhode Islanders gambling on Bally Casino during the online casino app’s soft launch day on March 1 were so quiet, they didn’t take to social media to complain, and the regulator had nothing new to report. That’s a bit of a surprise because all but online slots are being brought to online casino gamblers by […]
Bally’s Rhode Island Soft Launch Will Include Live Dealer Games
On March 1, Bally Casino will have its soft launch in Rhode Island and, contrary to earlier reporting, will include live dealer games from the start. Last year, Bally’s had said that its partner, StakeLogic, would not be prepared to open its studios until April. That would have left Bally Casino with a slots-only product for its first month. Due to […]
