The wait for Rhode Island mobile sports betting is over! The state’s Department of Revenue has confirmed the soft launch of mobile wagering in the state. Customers that wish to bet on mobile must first visit the Twin River Casino in Lincoln to activate their mobile accounts. After this initial activation, they can make online bets from anywhere within Rhode Island’s borders. The DOR said that the phased launch will allow for its sports book technology team to monitor and refine system performance prior to the start of a wider advertising campaign to promote the new service. All licensed operators…

Less than a year after launching two retail sports books, Rhode Island mobile sports betting is ready to launch. Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law S 37, a bill adding mobile Rhode Island sports betting to the state’s lottery-run operation. Raimondo also spurred the start of Rhode Island’s sports book operations last year by including sports betting revenue in her budget. Rhode Island sports betting is legal at the state’s two casinos: Twin River Lincoln and Twin River Tiverton. Those casinos both opened their sports gambling operations in 2018 and plan to expand into permanent space this year. Twin River…