Newport Grand

The House Finance Committee has approved the first of several approvals to put a question about a proposed Tiverton casino on the November ballot.

Twin River has expressed interest in moving the Newport Grand casino from Newport, R.I. to Tiverton, R.I. right across from the Massachusetts border.

How does a proposal to move a Rhode Island casino closer to the Massachusetts border affect New Bedford's chances for it's own gambling venue? Twin River, which owns Newport Grand, is proposing a move from Newport to Tiverton, possibly to compete with New Bedford's waterfront casino proposal, and the hopes of a casino in Somerset...

Twin River Management Group wants to close Newport Grand and build a full service casino on a 45 acre site alongside Route 24 and 81 in Tiverton near the Massachusetts Border. The chairman of the Twin River board of directors, John Taylor said the project will allow Rhode Island to compete with future Southeastern Massachusetts casinos...