Rhode Island Casinos
Rhode Island has two pari-mutuel facilities which both feature video lottery terminals (VLT’s). These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminals because they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of each machine’s revenue. The machines accept cash but don’t pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier.
All VLT’s are programmed to play at least six different games: blackjack, keno, slots and three versions of poker (jacks or better, joker poker and deuces wild).
According to figures from the Rhode Island Lottery for the one-year period from August 1, 2010 through July 30, 2011 the average VLT return at Twin River was 91.36%, at Newport Grand it was 90.86%
The minimum gambling age in Rhode Island is 18. For information on visiting Rhode Island call the state’s tourism division at (800) 556-2484 or go to: www.visitrhodeisland.com.
Listed below are the two pari-mutuel casinos in Rhode Island. Click on a name to see a page of detailed information about that particular facility.
