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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 […]
Committee Head Who Helped Kill New Hampshire Online Casino Bill May Be Asked to Temporarily Step Aside
New Hampshire Rep. Laurie Sanborn, the chairwoman of the House committee that killed this year’s online casino bill, was absent on Sept. 19 from the House Ways and Means Committee meeting. Meanwhile, Democrats are asking her to step down from that role and her speaker pro-tem leadership positions while state and federal officials investigate her […]
2023 New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Died in Committee Headed by Sanborn, Named in Casino Controversy
The head of the New Hampshire House committee that killed this year’s online casino bill, Rep. Laurie Sanborn, has stepped down from a charitable gaming study commission amid a criminal investigation. The New Hampshire iGaming effort died on April 26 in the House Ways and Means Committee, of which Sanborn is still the chair. On Sep. […]
IWG Has New Instant Online Lottery Game – Lets Players Pick Their Bonus
Instant Win Gaming (IWG) announced the Triple Eagle Bonus game launch on Aug. 1. Triple Eagle Bonus allows lottery players to choose their bonus. While the top prize of $100,000 is no match for the current $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot, instant games are often the most popular lottery games in each state. That’s why […]
2024 Indiana, New Hampshire Online Casino Bills May Take Paths Less Traveled
In 2024, Indiana and New Hampshire lawmakers say they’ll roll the dice again with online casino bills. However, the proposed legislation will take different routes to the table this time. They hope that’ll ensure the online casino bills represent winning bets if the measures become law. On July 14 at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming […]
New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Dies in House Committee
The New Hampshire online casino bill, SB104, is effectively dead. That’s true after a 20-0 vote of “inexpedient to legislate” on April 26 in the Executive Session of the House Ways and Means Committee. According to the New Hampshire Almanac: A bill is considered killed when the House or Senate votes to adopt the committee […]
