IGT Signs Sports Betting Contract Extension In Rhode Island

Worldwide Sport Expertise introduced that the corporate signed a three-year contract extension with the Rhode Island Lottery to proceed offering its proprietary sports activities betting know-how.

IGT PlaySports and its business companion William Hill US energy statewide cell sports activities betting through the Sportsbook Rhode Island app and sportsbook places at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln On line casino Resort and Bally’s Tiverton On line casino & Resort.

“As one of many first U.S. lotteries to launch sports activities betting, Rhode Island Lottery may be very happy with the profitable program we now have constructed during the last 5 years, backed by IGT’s world-class know-how and William Hill’soperator expertise,” stated Mark Furcolo, Rhode Island Lottery Director.

Sports activities betting in Rhode Island was made attainable by a 2018 U.S. Supreme Courtroom ruling.

“IGT lately invested vital sources to boost our sports activities betting platform and cell app,” Furcolo added. “These upgrades will allow us to maximise income and supply a aggressive resolution amongst neighboring states on this dynamic, regional sports activities betting market.”

“The Rhode Island Lottery championed sports activities betting in 2018 as one of many early adopters within the post-PASPA period, and IGT is worked up to proceed driving Rhode Island’s sports activities betting development,” stated Joe Asher, IGT President of Sports activities Betting.

“Rhode Island is house to very loyal sports activities followers who love following their New England-based groups. The enhancements IGT has made to the Lottery’s sports activities betting platform and app present followers with a handy and intuitive participant expertise and yield sturdy returns that assist the Lottery’s dedication to producing income for good causes.”

Along with the sports activities betting partnership, IGT is the provider of lottery, iLottery, immediate ticket and video lottery options and companies to the Rhode Island Lottery.

IGT has been offering sports activities betting options in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, together with clients equivalent to LNB (Belgium), OPAP (Greece), and Lottomatica (Italy). IGT platforms have processed greater than $6 billion in wagers thus far.

Rhode Island is one in all greater than 30 states within the nation with some type of authorized sports activities betting.