'I am not a smoker and I know the downside to smoking so I kind of empathize with the workers.' 'Hopefully the management and workers can figure out a way to handle that in a way that is healthy,' McKee said. Dan McKee didn't take a position but said he feels for the workers. Since smoking is banned in Massachusetts casinos, allowing it provides a competitive advantage, he said.Īsked whether casino workers, who don't necessarily have a choice to be in a non-smoking area, should be exposed to second-hand smoke, Gov. We don't want to discriminate against either.' You can go to our second floor and we have complete offerings up there.

'When you come to our casino, you don't have to go to a smoking area. 'We offer non-smoking and smoking,' Eaton said after the opening event. Teresa Tanzi, D-South Kingstown, that would ban smoking at Twin River and Bally's casino in Tiverton.Ĭraig Eaton, senior vice president and head of Rhode Island operations, said the expansion allowed Bally's to upgrade the casino ventilation system and make the upstairs a non-smoking area. However, The House Finance Committee Tuesday held a hearing on a bill introduced by Rep. Can you smoke?ĭespite calls from some Twin River employees to get rid of the casino exemption from state laws against smoking in indoor public spaces, the new first floor space at Twin River will allow smoking. The 40,000-square-foot addition Bally's executives gathered in with state leaders to celebrate Tuesday adds 355 slot machines, 57 table games and 27 new 'stadium style' games to the casino.

The partnership provided Twin River, now Bally's, a share of revenue from providing video slot machines in addition to just running casinos.īut beyond that, Bally's executives hope refreshing Twin River will keep it competitive with new casinos and expanded gambling in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The expansion plans emerged with the January 2020 agreement between then-Twin River and IGT that paved the way for the General Assembly to approve a 20-year contract extension for IGT to be Rhode Island's exclusive gambling technology provider. Tony Rohrer, Bally's regional vice president and general manager, with a lion dancer at Twin River.

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