Ruggerio said people who work at the two Rhode Island casinos took those jobs knowing that smoking was allowed in parts of those facilities.Īlso, he said, “If you get rid of smoking over there, you will lose half the customers, without a doubt.” The smoke just sits there, and they are going to fix that.”ĭoyle said, “It’s been our practice to accommodate smokers and nonsmokers in our Rhode Island casinos, and we hope to be able to continue to do that in the new year.” I’ve been in that place on numerous occasions. “They are doing something with the ventilation not only in that area but in the upper area. “They are going to do something with that new section,” Ruggerio said. Bally’s spokesperson Patti Doyle said the first floor expansion will be complete in the first quarter of 2023. Earlier this year, Twin River officials told legislators that an expansion in Lincoln would include the same under-floor ventilation system used at the Tiverton casino, and a first floor area with table games and video lottery terminals would become smoke-free.
