PROVIDENCE — A proposal to build a casino near the Massachusetts line in Tiverton, R.I., is moving forward, with the Rhode Island General Assembly scheduled to vote this week on putting the question on the November ballot.

The legislation would guarantee at least $3 million each year to Tiverton if the casino gets built there. The state would make up the difference if gambling proceeds from the video lottery machines and table games fall short.

Casino operator Twin River Management Group wants to build the 85,000-square-foot Tiverton casino and hotel complex to replace its aging Newport Grand after the voters of Newport rejected a proposed expansion in 2012.

Such a project could pose a new challenge to the casino industry in Massachusetts, where the Plainridge Park Casino near the Rhode Island line initially disappointed in its efforts to keep residents here from traveling to another facility owned by Twin River in Lincoln, R.I.

Rhode Island Senator John Pagliarini said the casino will provide needed income for the state and have minimal effects on Tiverton residents.