Twin River, with a growing portfolio of properties dotted across the US, is likely to rebound rapidly due to its regional focus. It has already announced that it aims to have all properties open to customers by the end of the month. Its flagship property, the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln, Rhode Island, returned on June 8, alongside its other venue in the Ocean State, the Tiverton Casino Hotel. Its Mississippi-based Hard Rock Biloxi property reopened on May 21, followed by Delaware’s Dover Downs Casino Hotel from June 1. Yet the operator’s president and chief executive George Papanier (pictured) remains confident that the business will rebound, having begun to emerge from the shutdown in late May. By the end of the first quarter, however, all its casinos were shuttered by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic for March, revenue plummeted 60.2% to just $18.9m. Twin River Worldwide Holdings had enjoyed a relatively robust start to 2020 with revenue for the two months to February 28 up 23.4% on the prior year at $90.3m. As properties reopen following a shutdown enforced by novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Twin River Worldwide Holdings president and chief executive George Papanier tells iGB North America why he is confident the business can rebound
