General Assembly Taking Up New Long-Term State Lottery Contract

(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island House Finance Committee is reviewing a twenty-year state lottery contract proposal today. The agreement, which has been revised since it was originally proposed by the Governor Raimondo administration, is with current Rhode Island Lottery runner IGT and the state's casino operator Bally's Corporation, formerly known as Twin River. It includes IGT adding one-hundred new jobs, while Bally's will expand its casino in Lincoln. Both will be required to maintain headquarters in Providence until 2043.

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