Twin River Casino (Lincoln, RI)

More renovations? Is this good or bad for poker? I miss the action here and would def go back

i did hear Monday about the slot machines being removed. they recently changed one of the first floor areas to non-smoking as well. changes are being made.

i'd say its past the point of rumor at this point as its been talked about multiple layers between big picture stuff when ballys was opening the commerce stream, as well as at Twin itself by multiple layers of staff. its just a matter of when.

the action is very hit or miss these days i've found and i'm sure players like bert_stare are heading elsewhere some days but they'd all be back playing at Twin with a little hype that Maverick will bring. if they can actually get dealers, a good floor, start doing good promos and mtts we might actually have a central poker room in new england. until then we are gonna struggle a bit and games will be a bit hit or miss.

all that said, i could have wrote all this three months ago, six months ago etc etc. so i'm not getting excited or making any plans yet.

I used to love this room. Was there multiple time per week in the summer of 2017 --> 2018.

I am going to be in the area for a concert tonight - closes at 2? That was one of the awesome things about this room pre-Covid. played many all-nighters.

Having an 18+ environment was amazing. Plenty of kids who were learning and bluff heavy.

It "closes" at 2am, but what that actually means is that at 1:30 they call last hand. It sucks, the late night shift pre-covid was amazing

Here's the full press release:

https://casinos.ballys.com/lincoln/files...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BALLY'S TWIN RIVER CASINO ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC POKER ROOM PARTNERSHIP

Providence, Rhode Island (July 8, 2024) -- Bally's Twin River announced today that it has
partnered with nationally recognized Maverick Gaming to elevate the poker room experience
and rebrand the poker area to the Bally's Maverick Poker Room. The collaboration aims to
create the ultimate poker experience for players of all levels, increase revenue generated by
the Bally's poker offering and create new jobs.

Bally's will continue to operate and manage the poker room which consists of approximately
23 tables, all located on the smoke-free second floor of the casino.

According to Tony Rohrer, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Bally's Twin River,
The Bally's Maverick Room is expected to host daily tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $50
to $450, offering a diverse range of games, including No Limit Hold'Em, to cater to recreational
and professional poker enthusiasts alike.

"Our goal is to elevate the gaming experience of our poker room by tapping into the knowledge
and experience of Maverick Gaming to attract world-renowned poker players and position the
Bally's Maverick Poker Room as the premier poker destination in the region. We intend to
increase revenue to the state from our enhanced offering and create new employment
opportunities as we build a more robust poker product."

He continued, “Building on our legacy of excellence, we are continually investing in every
aspect of the Bally’s experience. In 2023, we embarked on a transformative journey with the
renovations at Bally's Twin River, redefining luxury and enhancing our spaces. We recently
introduced an Asian Food Hall, Korean-style spa, a gaming addition, and new no-smoking
areas. These enhancements underscore our ongoing efforts to innovate and exceed
expectations, providing guests with unparalleled comfort and enjoyment.”

"Our long-term plan is to eventually, with proper regulatory approval, hold tournaments seven
days a week, with varying buy-ins to accommodate all types of recreational and professional
players,” said Eric Persson, CEO of Maverick Gaming, expressing his enthusiasm for the
project. “Additionally, we are excited to bring our poker experience to a major brand casino
such as Bally's Twin River which is an ideal setting for our twice annual circuit event which
likely will attract more than 3,000 players,"

Rohrer concluded, "With its exceptional offerings, Bally's Twin River and Maverick Gaming are
confident that Bally’s Maverick Room will become the premier poker destination in the region."
For more information about Bally’s Maverick Room and upcoming tournaments, please visit
the Bally's Twin River website or contact the poker room directly at 401-475-8300.

About Bally’s Corporation:

Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel
presence. It currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New
York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns
Bally's Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming
operator, Bally Bet, a first-in-class sports betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino
platform.

With 10,600 employees, the Company's casino operations include approximately 15,300 slot
machines, 580 table games and 3,800 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a
permanent casino facility in Chicago, IL, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State
College, PA, Bally's will own and/or manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Bally’s also has rights
to developable land in Las Vegas post the closure of the Tropicana. It shares trade on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY".

About Maverick Gaming:

Maverick Gaming is majority owned and was founded by gaming industry veterans Eric
Persson, who previously served as Global Senior Vice President of Slots at Las Vegas Sands
and Justin Beltram, former Vice President of Slots at Bellagio, and Marina Bay Sands. Together
they bring over 30 years of gaming experience spanning gaming markets around the world
including the Las Vegas Strip (Venetian, Palazzo, Bellagio), Macau (Sands China Limited),
Singapore (Marina Bay Sands), and many regional markets in North America.
Maverick Gaming is located in Kirkland, Washington and currently owns four casinos in
Nevada, three in Colorado and twenty-three card rooms in Washington.

Media Contacts:

Diane Spiers, VP of Marketing & Public Relations
[email]Dspiers@ballys.com[/email]
Tim Louie, Director of External Communications
[email]Tlouie@ballys.com[/email]

Says some of the right things for a press release. I'm curious as I haven't been in the casino since the start of summer if anyone has any details? Have they cleared out space for the new tables? are they planning on Bravo/Pokertracker? Any chance we get 8 or 9 handed cash tables? I'm very curious about all these things. Tournament players must be thrilled and I"m looking forward to the series Bally's runs. Anything is better than what we have and I do believe they have a good chance to become the poker center of New England if they run it right.

I know maverick gaming isn't the greatest but they'll find out quickly they wont have to do much to smash guarantees. The demand for real tournaments in the region is large. Their biggest challenge is going to be finding dealers. I wonder what the timeline looks like.

I'm excited

Does anybody know why there was $5/$10 PLO running last night instead of $5/$10 NLH?

I hadn't seen PLO running at any stake in the room in months, and the $5/10 NLH list was 14 people deep, but the floor started a fifth $1/$2 table instead of a $5/10 table, to everyone's frustration.

So Poker Atlas continues to say that the room has just 8 tables, but I keep hearing that they often have more than that running. For anyone who's been there recently, how many tables are they tending to open on a weekend?

There's 28 tables in the room, and pre-covid they'd all be full on weekends.

Post-covid, I've never seen more than 8 tables going on a week night.

I'm not there on weekends much, but I was there in March on a weekend and they had 16 tables going. No idea what recent weekends are like though.

PA is historically bad at keeping room info up to date on rooms that don’t use PA live list.

Went last Thu for first time in forever from 10p-1a. Biggest takeaway was the outlandish number of teens playing. Must be a Summer thing.

Seems like they all stick to $1-$2 though

I have got to stop coming here when I'm stoned. So what happened?

I think we will have to wait and see Poker wise what this means. Maybe nothing has changed, maybe this is bad news. Seems like the Ballys brand may be done with dealing with the state of RI. Thats pure speculation on my part but I had heard rumors Maverick was running into big opposition from the state in regards to expanding poker. Seems like this might be the end of that deal on a corporate level as it seems to me based on this quick read as Bally's is gone and all the rooms Maverick was working with fell under that umbrella.

I know nothing though and I'm sure a more corporate minded type to sift through the bullshit.

I’ll be more clear. From what I understood part of Maverick working with Ballys relied on what multiple people said in interviews was the young CEO of Ballys wanting to invest and building the brand. Seems to me this corporate shakeup could change that partnership with Maverick?

Twin specific I did hear as I said above they are running into too much opposition from the state expanding the room which I hear from everyone is RI just doesn’t understand the market and is stuck in their old ways.

It also makes me nervous when I hear headed funded owned. They have one purpose and that’s to squeeze the customer for every dollar. Happening all over in many industries.

Hedge fund owned? Yeah, seems bad.

Still, when it comes to the squeeze, I kinda felt that's what Maverick would be doing anyway. I don't think it's that hard to run a decent poker room, so maybe the less people twiddling their thumbs in an office somewhere getting a cut, the better.

Why would the state object?

Because government never does anything right?

heard there was a 10/20 going this past weekend with a 30k winner??

jesus

Crickets on the maverick gaming poker expansion. I should have known it was too good to be true

It’s official. But when it happens who knows. As usual. Things happen at a snails pace with this place. Last I heard (back in June) was it was set to START around December if everything went well

Any way to view current games running?