§ 42-61.2-19. External online casino gaming.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section, in addition to the definitions spelled out below, terms referenced in this section shall have the meanings given them in § 42-61.2-1.
(1) “External game play activities” means the operation and hosting by Twin River and/or Twin River-Tiverton and/or their permitted assignees in external jurisdictions and the playing of external online table games in external jurisdictions in accordance with the laws of the applicable external jurisdictions, where: game-play outcomes are generated based on the images of gaming-related activities livestreamed to external jurisdictions; electronic wallets are maintained in the applicable external jurisdictions; wagers are placed, accepted, logged, and processed on servers located in one or more external jurisdictions; prizes are paid and received in one or more external jurisdictions; and the game play activities of players in the external jurisdictions do not affect in any way the online table game activities in Rhode Island.
(2) “External jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction located outside of the State of Rhode Island which permits external game play activities, that is authorized by the division in accordance with the provisions of this section; provided, however, it shall not include any jurisdiction that competes with the revenue generating operations of the division, as determined by the division in its sole discretion.
(3) “External online table game” means a casino-style table game authorized by an external jurisdiction made available to players in that jurisdiction through use of the internet utilizing computers, mobile applications on mobile devices, or other interactive devices, on which wagers are accepted by a gaming system located in an external jurisdiction, and where the outcomes of such games are generated by gaming-related activities taking place in a hosting facility.
(4) “Gaming-related activities” means activities approved by the division, in its sole discretion, for livestreaming conducted by a live person in a hosting facility and communicated via the live studio RGS, for the purpose of generating information and outcomes to be used in the operation of external online table games, including activities such as rolling dice, dealing cards, or spinning roulette wheels.
(5) “Livestream” means the video imagery of gaming-related activities recorded on cameras in a hosting facility and streamed live to external jurisdictions via a live studio RGS.
(6) “Live studio RGS” means a remote game server physically located in a hosting facility which transmits, via livestream, gaming-related activities occurring in that hosting facility to an external jurisdiction.
(b) Authorization of external game play activities. Notwithstanding any provisions of the general laws or regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 19 of title 11, chapters 1 through 11 of title 41, and chapters 61, 61.2, and 61.3 of this title, the division is hereby directed to permit Twin River, Twin River-Tiverton, or both to livestream gaming-related activities to one or more external jurisdictions for the purpose of facilitating external game play activities, subject to the conditions set forth in subsections (b)(1) to (b)(3) of this section.
(1) The division shall determine whether the external game play activities are permitted in the external jurisdiction and any conditions related thereto in connection with authorizing the livestreaming of gaming-related activities to an external jurisdiction. Twin River, Twin River-Tiverton, or both, as applicable, shall be responsible for and reimburse the division for any costs and fees, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, associated with the division’s compliance with this subsection.
(2) Twin River, Twin River-Tiverton, or both, as applicable, shall indemnify and hold the state harmless from and against any claims, costs, penalties, demands, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) related, directly or indirectly, to the livestreaming of gaming-related activities to an external jurisdiction.
(3) Twin River, Twin River-Tiverton, or both, as applicable, shall not assign, resell, pledge, license, or otherwise transfer its permission to livestream gaming-related activities to external jurisdictions to any other person or entity other than Bally’s Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or an affiliate of Bally’s. For purposes of this subsection: “affiliate” means a person who or that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a person; and “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
History of Section.
P.L. 2025, ch. 310, § 2, effective June 30, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 311, § 2, effective
June 30, 2025.