Blizzard Conditions Shutter Rhode Island, New Hampshire Casinos, Modify Operations Elsewhere

Posted on: February 23, 2026, 08:51h. 

Last updated on: February 23, 2026, 08:51h.

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  • A powerful winter storm is causing chaos up and down the Northeast
  • Several casinos have closed in Rhode Island and New Hampshire
  • Casinos in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine remain open

Blizzard warnings and heavy snow across the Northeast are causing significant operational disruptions at some casinos.

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A person walks through Copley Square during blizzard conditions in Boston on Feb. 23, 2026. Casinos are being disrupted by the heavy snow that’s fallen from Maryland to Maine. (Image: Getty)

In Rhode Island, Gov. Dan McKee’s (D) State of Emergency forced the state’s two commercial casinos to shutter. Bally’s Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton closed at 6 pm Sunday.

We’ll share updates as soon as we get the all-clear to reopen,” Bally’s wrote on its social media channels. “Please stay safe, stay home, and take care out there. We’ll see you soon.”

McKee’s declaration remains “in effect until the threat or danger has passed or the emergency conditions no longer exist.”

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Rhode Island that runs through Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 am.

Mohegan Sun Ops Impacted                          

In neighboring Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is also advising guests that the resort’s operations are being heavily impacted by the blizzard. Winter Storm Hernando has shuttered several restaurants and bars at the tribal casino in Uncasville.

Mohegan Sun says Bean and Vine, Beauty & Essex, Bow & Arrow, Jersey Mike’s, MJ23 Sports Bar & Grill, Sol Toro, and Todd English’s Tuscany are all closed today, Feb. 23. TAO is closing at 6:30 pm, and there is no food or beverage service at the FanDuel Sportsbook. The Mohegan Sun Poker Room is also closed, as are certain retail shopping stores.

Connecticut’s other tribal casino, Foxwoods, has not yet made any public announcements regarding closures.

Connecticut, like Rhode Island, remains under a State of Emergency throughout Monday. But because Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are on tribal lands, the sovereign businesses do not need to comply with state orders.

The tribes butt heads with then-Gov. Ned Lamont (D) during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods reopened their casinos on June 1, 2020. In response, Lamont ordered that the Connecticut Department of Transportation place highway warning signs near the tribal casinos that read:

“DON’T GAMBLE W/COVID. AVOID LG. INDOOR GATHERINGS.”

The Connecticut casinos reopened after Lamont lifted his stay-at-home order, but kept public gathering restrictions in place.

Latest on New England Casinos 

In Massachusetts, among the hardest-hit areas, the commonwealth’s three casinos remain open. Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park are still taking bets. Casinos in New York are, too, including the racinos in New York City. Jake’s 58 on Long Island remains open.

In New Hampshire, several casinos have announced weather disruptions.

The Brook in Seabrook says it’s closed Monday, Feb. 23. Gate City Casino in Nashua is opening at 3 pm. Revo Casinos in Dover, Manchester, and Keene will open at 11 am. Revo locations in Lebanon and Conway are operating under normal hours.

In Maine, Hollywood Casino Bangor and Oxford Casino remain under normal operations.