A reworked 20-year no-bid Lottery deal for IGT and its new partner in Rhode Island’s gambling world won the approval of a key House committee on Thursday, after a tough year that has led the House GOP leader to question whether R.I. should rethink the numbers.
The Finance Committee approved the deal on a 10-2 vote.
The bill obligates the IGT-led partnership to 1,100-plus jobs in Rhode Island in exchange for exclusive control through 2043 of the technology that runs Rhode Island’s state-sponsored gambling, from the Keno machines at the corner store to the two glitzy Twin River casinos.