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Rhode Island Gaming Summary |
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Background Rhode Island has a lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, and racetrack casinos with slot machines. Racinos and Pari-mutuel Rhode Island's two pari-mutuel facilities have video lottery terminals that are run publicly, with distributions of revenue to operators. Current tax rate: 27.53% of gross gaming revenues. Lottery Development: In 1973, Rhode Island voters authorized a lottery through a constitutional amendment. The following year, the lottery commenced operations. Beneficiaries: After prizes and expenses, all remaining funds are transferred to the general fund, where they are used for human services, education, general government, public safety, natural resources, and transportation. For more information see the Rhode Island Lottery website. |
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Rhode Island Racino data (fiscal year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Powered by GamblingCompliance.com. For current information, visit GamblingData.com. "Slots" is the total number of slot machines reported for the fiscal year in question. "Slot Revenue" is the total amount, in dollars, won by casinos. Win/Slot is the average win per slot machine for the year, "Win/Slot/Day" us the average win per slot machine per day for the fiscal year in question. "Hold %" is the average hold percentage for all slot machines for the fiscal year in question. |
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Rhode Island Lottery data (fiscal year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Powered by GamblingCompliance.com. For current information, visit GamblingData.com. Total sales is total ticket sales. Prize liability is the total amount of prize money paid back to winners. Prize revenue percentages are taken from the total revenues. |
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Rhode Island Gaming Timeline |
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1973: Constitutional amendment that created a lottery in Rhode Island passed 1974: Legislation regulating the lottery passes in March 1974: In May, Rhode Island Lottery begins operations 1988: Rhode Island becomes a charter member of the Multi-State Lottery Association 1992: Keno is introduced 1992: Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) go on-line at Rhode Island's two pari-mutuel facilities.
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