Rhode Island: status at a glance
| Online casino | Live, state-licensed |
|---|---|
| Sports betting | Online and retail |
| Online poker | Not authorized |
| Sweepstakes casinos | No ban found in our sources |
A state-run launch in 2024
Rhode Island's online casino market is young. The Lottery's timeline says that in 2024, iGaming launched, allowing customers to play slots and live table games online. The Lottery's iGaming revenue report for fiscal year 2024 shows its first figures in March 2024, with nothing recorded for the months before. Industry trackers date the enabling law to Senate Bill 948 of 2023, signed in June of that year. The Rhode Island legislature's site did not answer our client on November 11, 2026, so we could not read the act and report only its number as trackers give it.
The state came to gambling gradually. Voters approved a lottery by constitutional amendment in 1973, the Tiverton casino was authorized by a referendum listed under 2015 and opened in 2018, and sports betting began in November and December of 2018 at the two casinos, as the Lottery's timeline records.
Who offers the games
The Lottery's FAQ says that casino games, listed as video lottery terminals, table games, iGaming and sports betting, are available at Bally's Twin River Lincoln and Bally's Tiverton, and on their websites and mobile apps. That is a single operating family spread across two physical casinos. There is no open application process described in the pages we read, and the Lottery names no company other than Bally's.
For the number of licensed operators, the figure we can support is one operator family, two casinos, counted from the Lottery's own FAQ. Trade press describes Bally's as the sole licensee, which matches that count, and it also names a technology vendor, a detail we did not find on a Lottery page and do not repeat.
Legal online casinos Rhode Island offers: games and age
The Lottery's revenue reports divide iGaming into two lines, slots and tables. The timeline describes slots and live table games. We did not read any page listing the game catalog, so we give no number of titles.
Age: the FAQ states that adults 18 and older can take part in all Lottery offerings except iGaming, which requires players to be 21 or older. The regulator's own page states that rule.
What the money looks like
The Lottery's iGaming revenue report for fiscal year 2026, which covers July 2025 through June 2026, shows combined wagers of $1,666,536,612, prizes of $1,598,592,523 and net gaming revenue of $67,944,089. Slots account for $56,160,249 of that net figure and tables for $11,783,840. The Lottery labels the report unaudited and unadjusted, and says net gaming revenue is before commissions and operating expenses.
Checking a casino site
The Lottery's one official address is rilot.com, as its scam notice states outright. From there, its video lottery and table games page links the two casinos. A site that is neither Bally's Twin River Lincoln nor Bally's Tiverton is not shown by the Lottery as an iGaming provider. The regulator page covers the steps, the helpline and the Attorney General's contact for scams.
Problem gambling support
The Lottery lists a confidential 24/7 Problem Gambling Helpline at 877-9GAMBLE (877-942-6253) in its FAQ. We did not read iGaming-specific rules on limits or exclusion, so we make no statement about them. We also did not read the Lottery's geolocation rules for iGaming; its FAQ describes geolocation for its own iLottery product, which is a different service.
The sweepstakes position
We found no Rhode Island sweepstakes casino law or enforcement action in a primary source. The state appears with the others on the banned states page, where the legal status of sweepstakes casinos is covered state by state.
Frequently asked questions
How many online casinos are legal in Rhode Island?
One operator family, spread over two casinos: Bally's Twin River Lincoln and Bally's Tiverton, as the Lottery's FAQ names them.
When did online casino play start?
The Lottery's timeline places the launch in 2024, and its revenue report shows the first figures in March 2024.
What is the minimum age?
The minimum age is 21 for iGaming. Other Lottery products are open at 18.
Who regulates it?
The Rhode Island Lottery, part of the Department of Revenue.