Preliminary tallies show a “yes” vote statewide for a Tiverton casino, but the local vote remains close. In ballots cast Tuesday, 52 percent of local voters were for the casino, compared with 48 percent against.
The casino proposal comes from Twin River Management Company, the same group that owns Twin River Casino in Lincoln. Spokeswoman Patti Doyle says the company is “cautiously optimistic” about the result.
As of Tuesday night, the casino measure was leading by nearly 300 votes. But roughly 800 mail ballots had yet to be tallied.
“Out of respect for the people of Tiverton and for the process, we’ll certainly wait for those mail-in ballots to be counted,” Doyle said.