Twin River rehires two-thirds of R.I. casino workforce, cutting remainder due to pandemic

Mary MacDonald

10/05/2020

Tiverton Casino Hotel — TWIN RIVER has rehired roughly two-thirds of its employees at the company's two casinos in Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

PROVIDENCE – The company that operates the Twin River casinos in Rhode Island has rehired about two-thirds of its pre-pandemic workforce, according to a spokeswoman. Of 2,500 employees, all but 671 have been rehired. The employees who have not been brought back initially were furloughed, and were laid off Sept. 30 from the casinos by…