The latest customer figures for Rhode Island sports betting continue to highlight the limitations of an in-person registration requirement.
Of the 23,564 mobile registrations in Rhode Island through March 4, just 43.3 percent went to one of the state’s two Twin River casinos to complete the registration process. In addition to Rhode Island, Iowa and Nevada require in-person registration.
Twin River, the operator of the two casinos for the state lottery, expected to initiate a program in January to boost in-person registration. The program was still on the drawing board, according to Legal Sports Report.
Rhode Island sports betting’s online share in January remained the lowest in the country at 28.9 percent. That improved to 31.7 percent in February, according to the Department of Revenue. But both figures are still significantly lower than Nevada’s 49 percent online share in January. Iowa reported a 66.4 percent online share for February.
The state had 1.1 million online bets as of March 4 since the mobile app launched in September. From launch through January, online handle was $34.1 million, or just 21.4 percent.
