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Rhode Island has no Indian casinos.

There are two state-licensed casinos: the Tiverton Casino Hotel, which opened Sep 1, 2018 in Tiverton, and the Twin River Casino in Lincoln. Both are owned and managed by the Twin River Management Group, Inc.

The former Newport Grand Slots in Newport, RI was closed Aug 28, 2018 and its slots license was transferred to the Tiverton Casino.

News Headlines

Grand Opening at Tiverton Casino HotelSeptember 1, 2018 - The new Tiverton Casino Hotel is now open after 15 months of construction. It is 85,000 square feet with 1,000 slot machines, 32 game tables and 84 hotel roooms.... Read more

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Newport Grand Slots closes and transfers license to Tiverton casinoAugust 28, 2018 - Newport Grand Slots officially closed a few days prior to the opening of the new Tiverton Casino allowing it to transfer its gaming license to the new casino.... Read moreRhode Island Legalizes Sports BettingJune 22, 2018 - Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed her approval to legalize sports betting in Rhode Island. Sports wagering could begin operation of the game within three months.... Read more More Headlines ...

Rhode Island State-Licensed Casinos

Tiverton Casino and Hotel - NOW OPEN
777 Tiverton Casino Blvd
Tiverton, RI 02878-2497
(401) 816-6000

Twin River Casino
100 Twin River Road
Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865
(401) 723-3200
(877) 827-4837

Newport Grand (CLOSED on Aug 28, 2018)
150 Admiral Kalbfus Road
Newport, Rhode Island 02840

News Articles

Rhode Island Legalizes Sports Betting

June 22, 2018

On Friday Gov. Gina Raimondo approved sports betting to be legalized in Rhode Island. It is estimated that gaming venues could begin operation of the game within three months.

Under the law, 51 percent of revenue made from sports betting will be paid to the state. The money will go to fund the $9.6 billion budget planned for 2019. On Thursday the governor will receive the budget proposal from legislators for approval.

The fiscal year ends on July 01. It is estimated that the tax money earned from sports betting could equal $23.5 million.

The new budget was approved highly in favor by state lawmakers.

This will be the second state to approve sports betting. New Jersey was the first.

Money that is taxed from sports betting will go to programs that assist education, school buildings, and support for people with disabilities.

To begin, only two commercial casinos will offer sports betting. Those being Twin River Casinos. They are located in Tiverton and Lincoln. Guest will only be able to bet on a single sporting game. The host cities of Tiverton and Lincoln will receive $100,000 from the casino.

Sports betting will be over seen by the state lottery. The casinos and the state will work together on the revenue split.

Mobile gaming or any form of internet gaming will not be allowed be allowed. The two Twin River casino locations are the only location where people will be able to go to a sports book for wagering.

In order for people to use internet based gaming in the future, there will need to be voter approval.

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Twin River Tiverton Casino opening Sept 1stMay 25, 2018 - Tiverton Casino Hotel will open Sept 1st, one month ahead of its original schedule. The 100,000 sq-ft casino will have 1,000 slot machines and 32 gaming tables.... Read more06.29.2017Tiverton Casino approval sets July 2018 opening

2016

03.04.2016 RI Voters to Decide on Tiverton Casino

2015

11.04.2015 MA Casino Competition Not Slowing Down Twin River Casinos
05.21.2015 Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed Tiverton Casino
05.04.2015 Proposed change to Newport Grand Casino
02.05.2015 Possible New Poker Room at Twin River Casino

2014

10.23.2014 Lawsuit to Prevent Newport Grand Casino Expanded Gaming

2013

07.15.2013 Twin Rivers Casino Begins Operating Table Games
06.18.2013 Twin River Casino Adds Table Games and Jobs
05.05.2013 Twin River Road Casino Prepares to Hire for New Games
03.18.2013 Twice as Many Out of State Visitors Visit RI Casinos

2012

07.06.2012 Narragansett Indian Tribe to appeal expanded gaming court ruling
06.20.2012 Expanded Gaming Bill to be on November Ballot
03.28.2012 Newport Grand Slot Parlor May Offer Table Games If Voters Approve

2011

11.16.2011 Rhode Island Prepares for Casino Competition

2009

10.06.2009 RI House & Senate OK casino referendum
10.06.2009 RI House Speaker says its time to reconsider casinos
06.23.2009 Twin River casino seeks bankruptcy

2008

11.03.2008 U.S. Supreme Court hears case over Narragansett land
02.25.2008 Supreme Court will hear Narragansett Tribe v. Rhode Island
01.08.2008 Proposal to Legalize Rhode Island Casinos

2007

10.05.200724 Hour Gambling Proposed

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U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Casino facade in 2008
Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°28′56″N71°18′27″W / 41.48222°N 71.30750°WCoordinates: 41°28′56″N71°18′27″W / 41.48222°N 71.30750°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1879
Architect	McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Shingle Style
Part of	Bellevue Avenue Historic District Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District (#72000023 72000024)
NRHP reference #	70000083
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 2, 1970[1]
Designated NHL	February 27, 1987[2]
Designated NHLDCP	December 8, 1972
Designated CP	December 8, 1972

The Newport Casino is an athletic complex and recreation center located at 186–202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Built in 1880, it was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 27, 1987, in recognition for its architectural significance as one of the nation's finest Shingle style buildings, and for its importance in the history of tennis in the United States. The complex now houses the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and was the site of the earliest US Opens.

1879 – 1900[edit]

The complex was commissioned in 1880 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Legend states that Bennett placed a bet with his guest British Cavalry Officer, Captain Henry Augustus 'Sugar' Candy that Candy would not ride his horse up onto the front porch of Newport's most exclusive men's club – The Newport Reading Room. Candy won the bet, but the Governors of the Reading Room were not amused. Bennett and his infamous short temper did not take this kindly, and soon set about creating his own retreat, what would eventually become The Newport Casino.

Soon after deciding to create his own social club, Bennett purchased the Sidney Brooks estate, 'Stone Villa'. Directly across the street was a vacant lot, suitable for construction of the Casino. Bennett hired Charles McKim (soon to be of the firm McKim, Mead, and White) to design the Casino. By January 1880, Nathan Barker of Newport was contracted to begin construction.

The interior of the Casino, while generally outlined by McKim, was entrusted to Stanford White. Taking many elements and cues from the Japanese Pavilion at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, White provided for a plan that was both secluded and open.

The Newport Casino opened to its first patrons in July 1880, and the general public got their first view in August 1880.

A theatre located at the rear of the property (extant) was completed in 1881. Its 500 seats were removable for dancing and the building was the scene of many social occasions for fashionable Summer visitors in the Gilded Age. One such attendee and early performer who lectured at the theatre in 1882^[3] was Oscar Wilde.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association held their first championships at the Casino in 1881, an event that would continue through 1914. By this time, tennis was firmly entrenched as the key attraction at the Casino.

1900 – 1954[edit]

The first half of the 20th century was unkind to the Newport Casino. The Gilded age drew to a close with the onset of the Depression, and the Newport fell by the wayside as a summer resort for the wealthy and powerful. The Casino struggled financially as a social club right from the start, and by the 1950s the Casino was in sad shape. Like many of the mansions, there was the very real possibility that it would be demolished to make way for more modern retail space.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association held their first championships at the Casino in 1881, an event that would continue through 1914. By this time, tennis was firmly entrenched as the key attraction at the Casino.

Candy and Jimmy Van Alen took over operating the club, and by 1954 had established the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Newport Casino. The combination of prominent headliners at the tennis matches and the museum allowed the building to be saved.

It stands today as one of the finest examples of Victorian Shingle Style architecture in the world. The buildings are generally well preserved, and the Casino Theatre which was in a state of disrepair was recently restored and is currently leased to Salve Regina University. The theater occasionally still shows films, mostly during the Newport International Film Festival or charity events.

1955 - Present[edit]

The complex of buildings has undergone tremendous restoration during the modern era. The Real Tennis building was restored in 1980 and the National Tennis Club was formed to use and preserve this game, from which the modern game of tennis evolved. The USTA (United States Tennis Association) Galleries have been restored in a series of renovations, first in the 1970s and then again in the 2010s to make the second and third floors of the main building into a suitable repository for the exhibition and study of pieces in the Tennis Hall of Fame collection. The most recent renovation exposed many original McKim, Mead & White fireplaces that had long been hidden behind sheet-rock walls.

The Casino Theatre, which had long been used primarily for storage, was restored in partnership with nearby Salve Regina University in 2010 to house their theater program during the school year and to be used for a variety of films, lectures, and other programming during the summer months. One important change in the Theater renovation is that temporary seating at on level of the original design was replaced with graded permanent seating, but the old chairs were accurately replicated right down to the top-hat storage underneath each chair.

Recently several large construction projects have helped reshape the campus. In 2014, a steel indoor tennis building and gas station were demolished and a 19th-century cottage was relocated to create space for a large new structure designed in the Shingle Style by Robert A.M. Stern to house three new indoor courts, a gymnasium, an enlarged pro shop and Hall of Fame office. Three new outdoor courts are enclosed by an inflatable bubble roof to double the number of year-round courts available on the campus. The stadium court and stands also underwent renovation on 2016 to replace old bleacher seating located on the South end of the courts with new individual seating modeled on the seating at Wimbledon. This renovation also modified the West Stands, which had originally been built as part of the coaching and riding ring of the original complex, which was converted into the showcase Stadium Court in the 1970s.

Buildings[edit]

The complex includes:

• The Casino (shops, a restaurant, offices, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame)
• Horseshoe Piazza and Court
• Bill Talbert Stadium
• Court Tennis Building (The National Court Tennis Club)
• Theatre – restored and managed by Salve Regina University Department of Performing Arts
• Indoor tennis courts (Newport Casino Indoor Racquet Club)
• Various grass tennis courts(Newport Casino Lawn Tennis Club)

Sports[edit]

The Newport Casino was never a public gambling establishment. Originally, 'casino' meant a small villa built for pleasure. During the 19th century, the term casino came to include other buildings where social activities took place.

In its heyday during the Gilded Age, the Newport Casino offered a wide array of social diversions to the summer colony including archery, billiards, bowling, concerts, dancing, dining, horse shows, lawn bowling, reading, lawn tennis, tea parties, and theatricals. It was best known as the home of Americanlawn tennis; the Casino hosted the 1881–1914 National Championships, later called the U.S. Open. Between 1915 and 1967 it hosted the Newport Casino Invitational men's tennis tournament.

Today, there is still an active grass-court tennis club, as well as an indoor tennis club. The Newport Casino Croquet Club offers championship croquet play on Newport's grass courts.

The Court Tennis Building is part of the original complex, built in 1880. It burned down in 1945, but was rebuilt in 1980. It is home to the National Tennis Club.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'National Register Information System'. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. ^'Newport Casino'. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
3. ^Cooper, John. 'Oscar Wilde in Newport'. Oscar Wilde in America. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newport Casino.

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-331, 'Newport Casino, 186–202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI', 21 photos, 21 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• Description of the Casino Theatre
• Official site of the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Gallery[edit]

• Newport Casino original façade, 1880

• Postcard, North Wing of Newport Casino, taken from Horseshoe Courtyard, circa 1900

• Newport Casino, Bellevue Ave. façade, 1970

• Newport Casino, Horseshoe Court, 1970

• Newport Casino in 2009

Preceded by first venue

Home of the U.S. Championships 1881–1914

Succeeded by West Side Tennis Club 1915–1920

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