Twin River Makes Noise About Proposed IGT Contract

(Providence, RI)--The operator of Rhode Island's two casinos is fighting Governor Gina Raimondo's plan to award a contract extension with IGT, which regulates the state lottery and provides most of the video-slot machines at the casinos.Twin River Worldwide Holdings took out a full-page ad in The Providence Journal last week blasting the one-billion-dollar, 20-year, no-bid contract, which will be considered by state lawmakers later this year.The Journal reports Twin River has made an unsolicited proposal to the state to drop IGT at the end of its contract and instead bring on Twin River for all lottery and gaming services. Meanwhile, the chairman of IGT tells WPRI-TV that Twin River approached the gaming giant and asked for a cut of business in exchange for support of the extension.


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