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Committee leans toward letting licensees run Keno during their hours; sponsor and lottery director discuss revenue and locations
Summary
Representative Brian Cole introduced House Bill 591 to change permitted Keno hours; the Lottery Director said licensees could operate during their hours and the committee instructed staff to draft an amendment to that effect.
Representative Brian Cole of Manchester introduced House Bill 591 to change hours for Keno sales, saying the bill is “very simple” and estimating modest additional revenue. Charlie McIntyre, the Lottery Director, testified and the committee indicated it would draft an amendment to allow licensed Keno operations during a licensee’s hours of operation rather than specify detailed weekday/weekend time windows.
“It's a very simple bill,” Representative Brian Cole said, noting anecdotal…
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