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Representatives from Twin River and IGT made the case on Tuesday during a House Finance Committee hearing for a 20-year lottery contract with the state of Rhode Island.
While both companies emphasized that with national and global operations, they could easily move operations -- and jobs -- from Rhode Island elsewhere, House Minority Leader Blake Filippi questioned whether IGT had upheld the terms of the existing contract and whether it would for a future one.
The bill, (2021-H 5223), enables the State Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue to enter into a contract extension with IGT Global Solutions Corporation and contract extensions with Twin River and its affiliates.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST