CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A panel charged with drafting regulations for a future casino is considering beefing up and expanding the Lottery Commission to serve as an umbrella for gambling in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire Gaming Regulatory Oversight Authority discussed Thursday expanding the Lottery Commission from three to five members with the chair serving full-time. The new commission would be an umbrella for the lottery, a casino and charitable gambling.
The panel also does not plan to include financial details about a casino – such as the number of video slots authorized or tax rates – in the draft legislation it presents to the Legislature in December. The panel was created after the House killed a casino bill this year that had passed the Senate with strong backing from Gov. Maggie Hassan.
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