The New Hampshire Lottery Commission has agreed to three significant demands from embattled casino owner Andy Sanborn as it tries to revoke his gaming license over allegations he illegally enriched himself with a $844,000 pandemic loan.
On Monday, Sanborn, a former state senator and Republican candidate for Congress, was given an additional eight weeks to prepare his defense. The commission will take on the heavier burden of proving its case against Sanborn rather than requiring him to disprove its allegations. The commission will also step aside and allow someone from a different state agency to preside over Sanborn’s revocation hearing.
But the Lottery Commission’s underlying “grave” concerns about Sanborn’s suitability to keep his license remain the same.
