Currently, apps from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, ESPN Bet and even Providence-based Bally's can only be used if you cross states lines to Massachusetts.

Rhode Islanders spend $38 per adult resident, according to DraftKings, one of the lowest per capita online sports betting revenue rates in the country and as much as half that of Massachusetts.

Rhode Island has the highest effective tax rate on sports betting revenue and would likely have to lower it to attract more companies.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lawmakers are debating whether to scrap the state's unique sports betting system and open it up to competition from the national gambling giants that operate in other states.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized sports betting, the Ocean State has only allowed wagers on a single app

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