Rhode Island’s Road To Sports Betting Three Years Later

Rhode Island Sportsbooks

Rhode Island has had a regulated sports wagering market for three years. Within three years’ time, the Ocean State has collected $623,050,600 in bets. Rhode Island has one mobile sportsbook application with William Hill and two sportsbook venues. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island has had … Read more

Rhode Island Sports Betting Handle Surges By 231.5% For July

Rhode Island Revenue Increase

Rhode Island sports betting revenue is on the upswing as July figures from the Rhode Island Lottery have been released. For the month of July, the Ocean State took in $6,738,626 in handle and $351,425 in revenue on sports wagering. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode … Read more

Rhode Island Sports Betting Revenue For FY 2020 Nearly Tripled 2019

Rhode Island Sports Bettors

Rhode Island has nearly tripled its sports betting revenue for the fiscal year with $18.7 million made in 2020. In 2019, the state brought in only $6.9 million, showing a spike for the market in popularity. The gaming industry is the third-largest source of revenue … Read more

R.I. Gov. Says Goodbye To In-Person Mobile Sportsbook Registration

Sportsbook Signup

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed House Bill 8097 and Senate Bill 2919 to eliminate in-person registration for mobile sports betting platforms in R.I. on Wednesday. Sports bettors in Rhode Island can begin to register for mobile sportsbook applications by the end of August. Since … Read more

Sen. Ruggerio, Confident That RI Sports Betting Bills Will Eliminate In-Person Registration

Sen. Dominick Ruggerio of Rhode Island

Rhode Island passed two bills regarding their current sports betting laws to allow residents to sign up for mobile sportsbooks from home. The gaming industry is the third-largest source of revenue in the Ocean State and has been losing money since the outbreak of COVID-19 … Read more

Lawsuit By Sports Bettor In Rhode Island To Move Forward

Rhode Island Lawsuit

Rhode Island is being sued a second time by the same man over the same dispute from September. Daniel Harrop believes the state should be held accountable for a bet he lost because they did not properly legalize sports betting. Annual revenue for Rhode Island … Read more

Rhode Island Sports Betting Lawsuit Dismissed, But Not Over

Rhode Island Sports Betting Lawsuit Dismissed

Land-based sports betting in Rhode Island became legal in June of 2018 and mobile betting became legal in March. A state-wide mobile sports wagering app in Rhode Island was launched by the State Lottery on September 4. The lawsuit against legal sports betting in R.I. … Read more