Rhode Island Casino Opens Major Gaming Floor Expansion

Bally’s Corporation announced that Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort officially opened 40,000 square feet of new gaming space in an expansion of its casino floor.

This expansion fulfilled a component of a new law enacted by the General Assembly and signed by Governor McKee in 2021.

Bally’s representatives were joined by Governor Daniel McKee, Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senator Frank Ciccone, who serves as Chair of Joint Committee on State Lottery, Lincoln Town Administrator Philip Gould, and George Nee, President, AFL-CIO, at Bally’s Lincoln on April 25 for a grand opening ceremony.

“We are pleased to celebrate [the] grand opening alongside so many of our valued partners, including Governor McKee, House and Senate Leadership, our union workforce, and our regulators, the Division of Lottery and Department of Business Regulation,” said Craig Eaton, Head of Bally’s Rhode Island Operations.

The expanded gaming floor, combined with other property improvements, represents a $100 million investment.

The new gaming area includes 355 slot machines, 57 table games, 27 stadium-style games, and a high-limit gaming area.

“This expansion marks another important milestone for not only Bally’s Lincoln but for Rhode Island itself,” said Governor McKee. “We are grateful to Bally’s for its ongoing partnership that contributes to our workforce, economy, and state as a whole. I also want to congratulate Bally’s on successfully completing this crucial expansion and continued investment in Rhode Island’s future.”

Around 1,000 union members work at the casino. They’re part of about 10,500 employees nationwide for Bally’s.

Bally’s currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to online sports betting licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally’s Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, an online casino gaming company.

The company’s brick-and-mortar casino operations include about 15,000 slot machines, 600 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms.

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