However, delays of different nature prevented the gambling venue from meeting that original deadline.

Missed Original Deadlineĭevelopers of what has been promoted as a “convenience casino” had hoped that it would be completed by the summer of 2018. Taylor has previously explained that the cost was entirely covered by Twin River Management Group and that they had not received any subsidies from the state or any taxpayer money. As mentioned above, the license for the operation of gaming was retained by the Twin River group and will be transferred to its new facility in Tiverton.ĭespite its original plan to invest $75 million, the company behind the project has nearly doubled its investment to $140 million. Twin Rivers sold the property to the Johnston-based Carpionato Group for the amount of $10 million earlier this month. It will operate under a license previously issued to Newport Grand Casino, which was too owned by the same company up until recently. The Tiverton-based casino will feature a 100,000-square-foot gaming floor with 1,000 slot machines and 32 table games, five dining facilities, an 84-room hotel, and a parking garage. John Taylor Jr., Chairman of the company behind the project, Twin River Management Group, told media that the work of the construction teams made it possible for the opening to take place at an earlier date.

Twin River Tiverton Casino Hotel in Tiverton, Rhode Island will open doors on September 1, precisely a month ahead of schedule, property officials confirmed Thursday.

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