Is sports betting legal in Rhode Island?
Where Rhode Island stands right now, who is allowed to bet there, and which sportsbooks are licensed.
Rhode Island operates a FanDuel-exclusive mobile market under a state lottery contract. Minimum age is 18.
- Betting apps
- Live
- In-person sportsbooks
- Live
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Betting launched
- 2019
- Tax on sportsbook revenue
- 51%
General information, not legal advice, and rules change. Check your state regulator for the current position.
Rhode Island launched retail sports betting in November 2018 and mobile in September 2019. The mobile market is exclusively operated by FanDuel under a state lottery contract since 2024 (previously William Hill / Caesars).
Retail sportsbooks operate at Bally's Twin River and Bally's Tiverton. Minimum age is 18 for mobile and retail wagering.
Tax rate is 51%, matching New Hampshire as one of the highest revenue-share models in the US.
Legal sportsbooks in Rhode Island
FanDuel
Other states
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