New Hampshire: Former state senator requests public hearing to keep casino license

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 8:54 PM
  • Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Concord Monitor

Andy Sanborn, a former State Senator and owner of the Concord Casino, has requested a public hearing before the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to challenge the state’s determination that he is unsuitable for charitable gaming due to the fraudulent use of COVID-19 relief funds.

At the public hearing, Sanborn will be defending both the casino’s license and his operator license in front of the three-member New Hampshire Lottery Commission and the state’s Attorney General, which investigated his uses of funds and casino operations from January to August.

Both agencies found that Sanborn fraudulently obtained $844,00 in COVID relief funds, which casinos are ineligible to receive, to support his lavish lifestyle.