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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 966"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 966 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Lincoln", "State Affairs", "Tiverton"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paolino", "Pearson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-17"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ba3757f-fd7f-4d7d-ad9a-00880bd4d091"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d7913ae81518db6a040a62ac4dccffc6b8248cb0b2dee7fe106d1f160ffcb9f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island SB 966 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **966 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0966Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- AS AMENDED — **710** (pass) · upper
- TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING — **351** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **680** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Paolino — primary (person)
- Pearson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ba3757f-fd7f-4d7d-ad9a-00880bd4d091`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).