iGamerKnow the game.
18+ --:--:-- UTC

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Lottery (RI Lottery) ↗Regulatedsince 2019verified 2026-08-03

Rhode Island authorized online casino gaming in 2023 (R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 42-61.3); the Rhode Island Lottery launched iGaming on 1 March 2024, powered by Bally's and tethered to Bally's two Rhode Island casinos (Twin River in Lincoln and Tiverton). It is a single-operator state monopoly and was the seventh US state to offer legal online casino. Online sports betting (Sportsbook Rhode Island) has run through the Lottery since September 2019. IGT supplies core technology, and the Department of Business Regulation provides additional oversight.

Tax

Net online gaming revenue (state revenue-share model)

Online slots: state 61%; online table games: state 15.5%; online sports betting: state 51%

Rhode Island runs a lottery monopoly, not a licensed-operator market, so proceeds are shared by statute rather than taxed at a single rate. The state receives 61% of online video-lottery/slot revenue and 15.5% of online table-game revenue, with Bally's and technology providers splitting the remainder; online sports-betting revenue is split roughly 51% state / 32% IGT / 17% Bally's.

Key facts
Licence termN/A (state-operated; statutory vendor arrangement with Bally's and IGT)
Regime since2019
Key-person licencesBally's, IGT and gaming vendors and employees are licensed and background-checked by the RI Lottery and the Department of Business Regulation. There is no open commercial operator licensing - it is a single-operator monopoly.
ModelState-operated monopoly via the RI Lottery; Bally's is the sole operatortethered to Bally's Twin River (Lincoln) and Tiverton casinos
Online casino launch1 March 2024seventh US state to offer legal online casino
Online sports betting launchSeptember 2019
Minimum age18verified on the RI Lottery site (unusually low - most iGaming states require 21)
Responsible gamingRI Lottery self-exclusion and player-limit tools
Licence types
Internet gaming (online casino) - state-operatedOnline sports betting - state-operated
Fees
Commercial operator licence feeNone (state-run)single-operator monopoly; Bally's is the exclusive operator/vendor under the Lottery
Change-watch
2023

iGaming authorized (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 42-61.3)

2024

Online casino launched 1 March 2024 via Bally's - the newest US iCasino state at launch

Not legal or tax advice. This is a teaching summary; confirm every figure against the primary regulator (Rhode Island Lottery) before relying on it.