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Rhode Island’s Twin River Casino wants to build new casino near the Massachusetts border

February 29, 2016

Casino proposals, Casino expansion projects, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Rhode Island is looking to counter the competition from Massachusetts’s gambling industry by proposing to build a new casino in Tiverton, which is not very far from the Massachusetts’s state border. The Twin Ri...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair defends Plainridge Park performance to date

Lars Jones

December 31, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman, Stephen Crosby has published a blog post on the MGC website disputing conclusions drawn by media in regard to gaming revenue performance at Plainridge Park Casino - the...

Plainridge Park casino revenues plummet due to competition from Twin River Casino

Renee Kingsley

December 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Economy/Finance, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

It’s less than six months since the Plainridge Park Casino resort opened to the public and the signs so far are not very encouraging. The casino opened amidst a lot of publicity back in June 2015 and in doing s...

New England casinos increase slot machine jackpots due to increasing competition

Marie Kelley

December 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Operators of casinos in the New England area are battling constantly for customers as gambling competition continues to intensify. To try and stay competitive, operators are increasing the number of jackpots av...

Poker debuts at Rhode Island’s Twin River Casino

Marie Kelley

December 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Rhode Island

Yesterday marked the very first day that the Rhode Island casino, Twin River, offered poker gaming options. The Twin River Casino debuted the game of poker just after the noon hour, providing sixteen gaming tab...

Nod given by RI council for statewide referendum on Newport casino request

K Morrison

November 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Rhode Island

While residents of rural Tiverton in the East Bay section of Rhode Island may be divided as to whether or not a casino would benefit their community, they are in agreement that the decision should be put to a s...

Tiverton guaranteed $3M in annual revenue by proposed Rhode Island casino

Marie Kelley

November 12, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, New Hotels, Rhode Island

The Twin River Management Group operates several gambling operations in a number of states including Rhode Island, where they have just finished proposing to build a new casino in the Tiverton area, spending $7...

Rhode Island casino revenues decrease; Massachusetts to blame?

Marie Kelley

September 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

After opening Plainridge Park Casino in June, Massachusetts has done quite well, earning $18.1 million for the first month of operations, when looking at gross gaming revenue reports. The Massachusetts Gaming C...

Twin River Management plans public workshops based on new Tiverton Casino

Sam Mitchell

August 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Rhode Island

August 17, 2015—Twin River Management Group announced their plans to hold several sessions with the residents of Tiverton a few months ago, and now the group has set the dates for these talks. The company is go...

KG Urban drops New Bedford casino plan due to lack of investors

Renee Kingsley

July 23, 2015

U.S.A., Casino proposals, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell had a lot of hope on the new casino that New York developer KG Urban had proposed to set up in New Bedford. His hope was justified because the developer had campaigned for over ei...

Twin River Management Group one step closer to Tiverton casino build

Marie Kelley

July 17, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Rhode Island

After announcing plans for a new casino deal back in February, the Twin River Management Group has finally purchased the Newport Grand Slots facility. The group plans on moving their gambling license for Newpor...

Tiverton not likely to have more slots than Twin Rivers

Sam Mitchell

May 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Rhode Island

May 22nd 2015, a suggested casino situated in Tiverton, Rhode Island would have about 1100 slot machines, the same number as are in play at the current Newport Grand casino, according to the head of Twin Rivers...

Twin River Management has wide open concept for Tiverton casino–wants input

Sam Mitchell

May 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Rhode Island

Twin River Management Group would like to build a casino in Tiverton, Rhode Island; however, approval is not coming easily. On May 4, 2015 news of the Monday night meeting was posted to share the timeline for o...

Twin River wants to close Newport Grand, move license to Tiverton; add table games

Sam Mitchell

April 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Rhode Island

Newport Grand Casino in Rhode Island has tried to get permission to add table games to their casino, to no avail. With new casinos being built in Massachusetts the Twin River Management Group who recently purch...

House passes bill allowing hotel at Twin River Casino

Marie Kelley

March 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Casino expansion projects, Rhode Island

A bill was approved just yesterday with a unanimous vote by the Rhode Island House of Representatives that will allow a hotel to be built on the property of the Twin River Casino. Located in Lincoln, the move t...