The main lobby of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission’s headquarters in Concord has undeniably good energy. People who hit the jackpot on a scratch ticket or Megabucks stroll in to claim their prizes. There are big checks and big smiles.
The other guy in this building with good reason to smile is Charlie McIntyre, the state lottery’s executive director. The numbers alone explain his upbeat mood.
“When I started here, my first year, our return was $62 million. This year it’ll be $250 million,” he says.
There was a time, not long ago, when legalized gambling divided New Hampshire lawmakers.
