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Ways and Means seeks conference after Senate rewrites gaming bill to an opt‑out approach
Summary
The House Ways and Means Committee opened a work session on the Senate message for HB 737 — a gaming bill — and, after testimony from Littleton residents and the New Hampshire Municipal Association, signaled it would non‑concur with the Senate amendments and ask for a committee of conference.
The House Ways and Means Committee opened a work session on the Senate message for House Bill 737, a gaming measure, and heard public testimony before ultimately indicating it will not concur with the Senate changes and will ask for a committee of conference.
The House originally passed an opt‑in framework for charitable gaming and keno; the Senate amended the measure to treat new games of chance as allowed by default and to give municipalities the option to opt out by local referendum. That change prompted public testimony and extensive discussion.
Dr. Debbie Warner of Littleton, who helped coordinate the original House bill, told the committee the original House language gave voters a clear local voice. "It retains the people say in Keno, and it establishes the people say in casinos," she said of the compromise language the House had approved. Warner told members her group organized after a proposed commercial casino surfaced in Littleton and…
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