(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island House of Representatives is passing legislation that establishes a partnership between state lottery runner IGT and casino operator Bally's. The agreement dates back to 2019, when former governor Gina Raimondo proposed a twenty-year, no-bid contract extension for IGT as a way of keeping a thousand-plus jobs at the international company's Providence offices. House Republican Leader Blake Filippi yesterday criticized the gaming contract as an insider deal.
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