by Christina Monroe | Jul 24, 2020 9:25 am | Regulatory
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...
by Christina Monroe | Jul 17, 2020 11:43 am | Regulatory
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...
by Christina Monroe | Jan 2, 2020 12:00 pm | Sports Betting
Rhode Island law requires sports bettors that want to use their mobile sports betting applications to activate their accounts at a casino first. The number of users for their mobile platform is down causing a domino effect in potential revenue. Other states without...
by Christina Monroe | Dec 8, 2019 8:41 am | Sports Betting
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 sports...
by Christina Monroe | Oct 25, 2019 2:57 pm | Revenue
Revenue profits are down from initial estimates in the state of Rhode Island. Bettors in the state now have the opportunity to use an online platform to place sports bets. The low revenue after introducing online wagers is thought to be due to the Republicans in Rhode...