Live Table Games Open at Twin River
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Table games have arrived at Twin River Casino. The ribbon has been cut and over 66 live tables with Blackjack, craps, and other games are available, in addition to the casino's more than 4,500 big-hitting slots, entertainment, and dining opportunities. The new tables are located just inside the West Entrance, surrounding Blackstone Cigar Bar.
A new anti-cheating law for the table games was just approved by the Senate, which also created a gaming enforcement division with the State Police. “The expansion of Twin River into table games is new ground for Rhode Island, and we need laws that apply to the potential for abuse of this new type of gaming. This bill protects the citizens and the revenue that they expect from the expansion they approved,” said Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, the bill's sponsor.
The legislation makes cheating at casino games a felony and institutes penalties of up to 10 years in prison and fines of $100,000 for any patron or employee found guilty. It defines cheating as rigging machinery or computers, taking advantage of a malfunction, tampering with cards or dice, or by other means.
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