“Bettors are required to provide only the last four digits of their for the account set-up, just like cellphone companies, utilities, etc.,” said Paul Grimaldi spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Revenue. The state’s mobile app requires bettors to travel to one of Twin River's locations to activate their account - a requirement that has been criticized as being arduous and unnecessary.

GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE - SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST While the push by state officials is on to get gamblers to download the app to their phone, one group can’t play - undocumented immigrants. RI Lottery officials report just $827,579 in sports betting revenue. The first reported month of this fiscal year was also a bust. Rhode Island’s new mobile sports betting app was released this week in an effort to salvage the sports betting program in the state - a program that was estimated to generate $23.5 million, but only delivered $6,867,769 to state coffers.