Mass. gamblers spend $177 million yearly in Rhode Island casinos; Online poker saved

One-fifth of Mass. gamblers’ outlay spent on R.I. slots

Despite a slowing economy and rising gas prices, Massachusetts residents last year spent more than $1 billion for the fifth year in a row at Connecticut and Rhode Island gambling sites, and about one-fifth of the spending went to Rhode Island’s slot parlors, according to a new study by the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

The Bay State gamblers last year dropped $195 million at Twin River in Lincoln and Newport Grand in Newport. Massachusetts residents also spent $846 million at Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. The study found that the renovated Twin River attracted $177 million from Bay State gamblers last year, up $32 million from 2006. About 42 percent of Twin River’s gambling base comes from Massachusetts, the study found...

News Added: 26 March, 2008

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