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New Hampshire Commission Recommends Slow-Playing Slots Over HHR Machines at Casinos
Casino-style slots could be coming to New Hampshire casinos, but if they do, players may notice that they play more slowly than the ones they’d find in Atlantic City or Las Vegas. Whether they come at all depends on whether lawmakers agree to the recommendations from the New Hampshire Charitable Gaming Study Commission (NHCGSC). The […]
Andy Sanborn, Concord Casino Indicted By New Hampshire Grand Jury for COVID Relief Fraud
Former state senator Andy Sanborn and his casino business face two counts of pandemic relief fraud—theft by deception and unauthorized taking.
New Hampshire Online Casino Hopes Gain Momentum As Sanborn Leaves Office
New Hampshire’s hopes for 2025 online casino legalization may have gotten a bit brighter. As state Sen. Timothy P. Lang Sr. works to advance the legislation, a once powerful iGaming opponent declined to run for re-election. State Rep. Laurie Sanborn headed the committee that killed Lang’s previous bill. Many speculate that Sanborn, who headed the House […]
Cordish Plan for Live! Casino Salem Would Bring Another iGaming Opponent to New Hampshire
Cordish Companies is one of many operators lining up for a chance to join New Hampshire’s growing charitable casino industry. Cordish, which owns the Live! chain of retail casinos and associated PlayLive! online gambling brand, has proposed a three-story entertainment facility in Salem, as reported by Boston.com. Unfortunately for New Hampshire’s nascent online casino legalization effort, Cordish has also become one of the staunchest adversaries of […]
New Hampshire Considers Replacing HHR Machines With Slots, and Other Changes for Charitable Casinos
Charitable gaming in New Hampshire could soon see important changes, including how casinos partner with charities and the introduction of true, casino-style slots. The New Hampshire Charitable Gaming Study Commission (NGCGSC) is considering several recommendations from Spectrum Gaming in a study on the future of gaming in the state. The commission will make its final […]
New Hampshire Online Casino Hopes Likely Dead for 2024
Hopes of legalizing New Hampshire online casino gambling in 2024 are likely dead. On Dec. 26, the primary sponsor of LSR2957 said so to Bonus. That’s because the topic of iGaming legalization is off-limits until at least 2025. LSR2957’s primary sponsor, state Sen. Timothy P. Lang Sr., R-Sanbornton, explained it to Bonus. The Office of […]
States to Watch in 2024: New Hampshire — Another iGaming Monopoly in the Making?
New Hampshire’s chances of passing an online casino bill in 2024 are disproportionate to the amount of attention it has been getting. That’s because of its small population and the likelihood that any potential iGaming market will end up a monopoly. In that regard, it stands to be to 2024 what Rhode Island was to 2023. Its success […]
New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Groundwork Begins With Lang Requesting Its Drafting
New Hampshire online casino gambling is once again on the state Senate agenda. This year, state Sen. Timothy P. Lang Sr., R-Sanbornton, requested a bill be drafted on Nov. 30. Now called LSR2957, the legislative service request from Lang asks the Office of Legislative Services to draft a bill. Once crafted, the bill “relative to advanced deposit […]
Laurie Sanborn Scandal: House Leader Remains in Office as Concord Casino License Case Continues
New Hampshire Rep. Laurie Sanborn is scheduled to meet on Oct. 26 with the House Republican Caucus, even as her husband fights the New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) to retain the license on their charitable gaming facility, Concord Casino. Sanborn, R-Bedford, is the House Ways and Means Committee chairwoman. That committee killed the 2023 online casino […]
Laurie Sanborn Scandal: New Hampshire House Republicans Won’t Call for Her Resignation
New Hampshire Rep. Laurie Sanborn still heads the House Ways and Means Committee that killed the 2023 online casino bill, even as her husband’s court case about the land-based casino they own nears a hearing date. Meanwhile, her fellow Republicans have said they won’t ask her to resign on Oct. 26. On Friday, in Merrimack […]