Rhode Island Traditional Casino Revenues Flatline While New Gambling Sectors Show Promising Growth

The Rhode Island Lottery reports show that September was a pretty stagnant month in terms of casino revenues in the Ocean State. Rhode Island’s two commercial casinos, both owned by Bally’s, Twin River Casino and Tiverton Casino, saw combined total revenues of $51.2 million in September, less than one percentage point (0.08%) more than revenues of $51.1 million recorded in the previous year. 

Bally’s Twin River Casino posted revenues of $39.2 million in revenues in September, up less than one percent from the $39.1 million from the previous year, while Bally’s Tiverton Casino saw a slight fall (-0.82%) year-on-year, from $12 million in September 2024 to $11.9 million this year. 

VLT’s Leading the Way

Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenues increased were up by 4.15% year-over-year, from $39.9 million in September 2024 to $41.9 million this year. While Twin River Casino generated the lion’s share of VLT revenues ($30.9 million in September 2025), it increased by 3.48% year-over-year, compared to Tiverton Casino ($10.7 million), which showed an increase of over 6%.  

Table Game Revenues Spiraling Down

In contrast to the increases shown by VLT machines, both casinos reported double-digit declines in September compared to the same period last year. Total revenues from table games in Rhode Island Casinos declined by 17.7% from $9.2 million in September 2024 to $8.3 million in September 2025. Bally’s Twin River Casino table game revenues went down by 11.2% and Bally’s Tiverton Casino declined by 62% year-over-year.     

Promising New Growth Sectors

When it comes to gaming legislation, Rhode Island is a pioneering state. RI legislators legalized sports betting in 2018, shortly after the US Supreme Court annulled PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992), allowing each state to introduce sports betting. It is also one of seven U.S. states that legalized iGaming, allowing online casino games for real money. With a population of just over 1.1 million, the local economy is sure to gain from these two relatively new verticals. 

 The state’s online casino revenues this September were $4.8 million, a 34.7% jump year-over-year from $3.1 million earned in September 2024. Sports Betting also grew exponentially by 45.9%, going from $2.8 million in September 2024 to $5.2 million this year.