▁Island ▁Governor ▁G ina ▁Ra im ondo ▁signed ▁legisl ation ▁perm itting ▁sports ▁bet ting ▁within ▁the ▁state , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁over seen ▁and ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Lot tery , ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁William ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Current ▁draw ▁games ▁ ▁In - house ▁draw ▁games ▁ ▁The ▁Num bers ▁Game ▁Beg un ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Lot tery ▁game ▁where ▁players ▁could ▁select ▁their ▁numbers . ▁Night ly , ▁four ▁sets ▁of ▁balls ▁number ed ▁ 0 ▁through ▁ 9 ▁are ▁drawn . ▁P riz es ▁and ▁options ▁vary . ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁unus ually , ▁does ▁not ▁draw ▁a ▁three - digit ▁number ▁separately ; ▁however , ▁players ▁can ▁choose ▁" first ▁three " ▁or ▁" last ▁three ". ▁ ▁" M idd ay " ▁draw ings ▁for ▁The ▁Num bers ▁Game ▁have ▁been ▁added . ▁ ▁Wild ▁M oney ▁Wild ▁M oney ▁is ▁drawn ▁T ues days , ▁Th urs days ▁and ▁S atur days . ▁It ▁draw s ▁ 5 ▁balls ▁number ed ▁ 1 - 3 5 , ▁with ▁an ▁" Extra ▁Ball " ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁" Extra ▁Ball " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁determine ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁pri zes , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁jack pot , ▁which ▁starts ▁at ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Games ▁are ▁$ 1 . ▁ ▁K eno ▁( limited ▁avail ability ) ▁K eno ▁is ▁played ▁at