Rhode Island led on sports betting. Now it needs to keep pace.

By: Cory Fox

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 890

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Rhode Island moved quickly to legalize sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision to strike down the federal ban. The state was among the first in the nation to recognize a simple reality: sports betting was already happening, and bringing it into a legal, regulated framework would create consumer protections, generate public revenue, and provide meaningful oversight.

The decision was forward-looking and successful.

But being one of the first states to …

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