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Senate committee revises games-of-chance rules: Keno made subject to local opt-out; Lottery seeks true three-year licenses
Summary
The Senate Ways and Means Committee adopted several amendments to House Bill 737 and related measures to let municipalities opt out of games-of-chance locations (including keno) and to change lottery operator licensing to a true three-year cycle, eliminating annual attestations and payment confusion.
CONCORD, N.H. — The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday moved forward with changes to state rules governing games of chance and lottery licensing, adopting amendments intended to give municipalities clearer authority to restrict brick-and-mortar gaming operations and to simplify lottery vendor licensure.
A non'germane amendment requested by the New Hampshire Lottery would make certain lottery vendor licenses true three'year licenses rather than a hybrid three'year permission with an annual attestation and annual fee. Valerie King of the New Hampshire Lottery told the committee that licensees have been confused by the current hybrid process…
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