it cannot afford to keep<\/a> if the aforementioned 20-year deal isn’t ratified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIn its proposal to Raimondo, TRWH said that if it’s chosen to run the lottery, it can retain those jobs or even expand on that number. But details are sparse regarding exactly how the company plans to accomplish that objective.<\/p>\n
Some Bipartisan Support<\/h2>\n
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a Democrat, has previously questioned Raimondo’s dealings with IGT, and doesn’t appear to be standing in the way of Filippi’s call for an independent review.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeader Filippi has suggested that an independent study with private funds be conducted on the IGT contract extension and Twin River\u2019s counter proposal,\u201d said Mattiello in the Journal<\/i>. \u201cLeader Filippi can do what he deems appropriate, since it will not involve any taxpayer monies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rhode Island lawmakers have already held two hearings on the lottery matter, and at least three more are scheduled for the coming months.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Republicans are calling for an independent review of lottery proposals submitted by International Game Technology Plc (IGT) and Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (TRWH), adding another chapter to the recent friction between the two gaming companies. In part, the request for an unbiased glance at the companies’ lottery plans stems from controversy swirling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":116776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13699,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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