Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) Whoever violates § 42-61.2-2.1 or § 42-61.2-3.1, or any rule or regulation, policy or procedure, duly promulgated thereunder, or any administrative order issued pursuant to § 42-61.2-2.1 or § 42-61.2-3.1, shall be punishable as follows: (1) In the Division director’s discreti…

The Division and the state acknowledge that the vast majority of gaming patrons can enjoy gambling games responsibly, but that there are certain societal costs associated with gaming by some individuals who have problems handling the product or services provided. The Division and…

(a) To the extent table games are authorized at the premises of a table-game retailer, such table games may be offered at the premises of a table-game retailer for all or a portion of the days and times that video lottery games are offered. (b) To the extent sports wagering is au…

(a) Online sports wagering shall only occur within the state of Rhode Island. A hosting facility shall only accept online wagers from players who have been affirmatively located as being physically present in the state of Rhode Island at the time of their wager. (b) The server-ba…

(a) Wagers in connection with iGaming shall only be initiated, received, or otherwise made within the State of Rhode Island. The iGaming platform vendor shall only accept wagers in connection with iGaming from players who have been affirmatively located as being physically presen…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, wagers may be accepted under this chapter from persons who are not physically present in Rhode Island if the Division has determined that: (1) Accepting the wagers is not inconsistent with federal or Rhode Island con…

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, in addition to the definitions spelled out below, terms referenced in this section shall have the meanings given them in § 42-61.2-1. (1) “External game play activities” means the operation and hosting by Twin River and/or Twin River-Tive…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the division of state lottery is authorized to conduct and control video lottery games under its authority. (b) Video lottery terminals may only be installed and operated at the facilities of pari-mutuel licensees, as defined i…

(a) State-operated casino gaming shall be authorized at the facility of the licensed video lottery terminal retailer known as “Twin River” located in the town of Lincoln; provided, that the requirements of R.I. Const., Art. VI, Sec. XXII are met with respect to said facility at t…

(a) State-operated casino gaming shall be authorized at the facility of the licensed video lottery terminal retailer known as “Newport Grand” located in the town of Newport; provided, that the requirements of Article VI, Section 22 of the Rhode Island Constitution are met with re…

(a) State-operated casino gaming shall be authorized at the Tiverton facility of Twin River-Tiverton, a licensed video lottery retailer, which facility is located in the town of Tiverton at the intersection of William S. Canning Boulevard and Stafford Road, provided that the requ…

(a) The state, through the division of lotteries, shall implement, operate, conduct, and control sports wagering at the Twin River gaming facility and the Twin River-Tiverton gaming facility, once Twin River-Tiverton is licensed as a video lottery and table-game retailer. In furt…

In addition to the powers and duties of the state lottery director under § 42-61-4, the director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to video lottery games and to make recommendations and set policy for these games. These rules and regulations shall include…

(a) In addition to the powers and duties of the Division director under §§ 42-61-4, 42-61.2-3, and 42-61.2-4, and pursuant to § 42-61.2-2.1 and § 42-61.2-2.2, the Division director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to state-operated table gaming and set p…

(a) Authority. In addition to the powers and duties of the state lottery director under §§ 42-61-4, 42-61.2-3, 42-61.2-3.1, and 42-61.2-4, the division shall authorize each licensed video lottery retailer to extend credit to players pursuant to the terms and conditions of this ch…

(a) In addition to the powers and duties of the division director under §§ 42-61-4, 42-61.2-3, 42-61.2-4, and 42-61.2-3.1, and pursuant to § 42-61.2-2.4, the division director shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to sports wagering and set policy therefor. These rules …

In addition to the powers and duties of the Division director under §§ 42-61-4, 42-61.2-3, 42-61.2-3.1, 42-61.2-3.2, 42-61.2-3.3, and 42-61.2-4 and pursuant to §§ 42-61.2-2.1 and 42-61.2-2.3, the Division director shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to state-operated …

In addition to the powers and duties set forth in §§ 42-61-4 and 42-61.2-3, the director shall have the power to: (1) Supervise and administer the operation of video lottery games, sports wagering, and iGaming in accordance with this chapter and with the rules and regulations of …

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-15, the division of lottery is authorized to enter into an agreement to allocate sports-wagering revenue derived from sports wagering and online sports wagering at the hosting facilities between the state, the state’s authorized sport…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-15, the division of lottery is authorized to enter into an agreement to allocate online slot gaming revenue among the state, the state’s authorized iGaming platform vendor, and the state’s authorized iGaming game vendor. (b) The alloc…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-15, the division of lottery is authorized to enter into an agreement to allocate online table gaming revenue among the state, the state’s authorized iGaming platform vendor, and the state’s authorized iGaming game vendor. (b) The allo…

(a) Video lottery games authorized by this chapter may be played at the licensed video lottery retailer’s facilities with the approval of the division, even if that facility is not conducting a pari-mutuel event. (b) Sports wagering authorized by this chapter, including accepting…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-15, the allocation of net terminal income derived from video lottery games is as follows: (1) For deposit in the general fund and to the Division fund for administrative purposes: Net terminal income not otherwise disbursed in accorda…

Unclaimed prize money for prizes in connection with the play of a video lottery game, iGaming game, and an unclaimed payoff in connection with a sports wager shall be retained by the director for the person entitled thereto for one year after, respectively, the completion of the …