Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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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