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Casino gambling bill gets another hearing
Proponents and opponents of expanded gambling will have one more chance to make their case before House lawmakers decide whether to approve two casinos in the state.  New Hampshire Gaming6/6/2013
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OP/ED: A mothballed gambling study commission holds promise
(New Hampshire) -- The latest Granite State casino effort died in nail-biting fashion last month in the New Hampshire House. But considering the long list of failed...
6/4/2013
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Casino gambling: Ready — Fire — Aim
(New Hampshire) -- On the vote for casino gambling I voted for the committee's recommendation of inexpedient to legislate, which translates against the "high...
6/3/2013
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Letter: Legal marijuana, legal booze, but no casino?
(New Hampshire) -- I have a lot to say about the gambling bill being killed. They say it will make people spend all their money fall into poverty. What does the lottery...
6/2/2013
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Another View: Why the casino bill really failed in the House
(New Hampshire) -- The pundits and the analysts have told us why the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted “no” on SB 152, the casino bill.
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Casino debate may not be over
(New Hampshire) -- While the casino bill died in the New Hampshire House this month by 35 votes, the debate may not be over just yet. Some House members are considering...
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NH House, Senate differ over bet limit on charity table games
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire's House and Senate are at odds over the amount gamblers can bet on charity table games. Last week, the Senate amended a House bill...
5/31/2013
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Rep. Muns explains his vote on the casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- Wednesday, May 22 the New Hampshire House of Representatives — by a vote of 199 to 164 — voted to accept a House committee's...
5/30/2013
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Anti-casino leader Jim Rubens exploring possible ‘14 run for US Senate
(New Hampshire) -- Jim Rubens, fresh off of a victory in the defeat of casino gambling in the House, is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate, he confirmed Thursday.
5/28/2013
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Casino gambling: From imaginative theory to fact
(New Hampshire) -- The pundits and the analysts have told us why the NH House of Representatives voted no on SB 152, the casino bill. Two of their favorite reasons are...
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OP/ED: Rejection of casino a win for N.H.
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire House's rejection of a bill that would have opened casino gambling in the state was a triumph of responsibility and reason over...
5/26/2013
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General Court to face budget without revenue from expanded gaming
(New Hampshire) -- Casino gambling is a no-go in New Hampshire — at least for now, and that means so is the revenue source on which Gov. Maggie Hassan was counting...
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Editorial: Deadbeat state deserves to be sued
(New Hampshire) -- We harbor no illusions about the demise of the latest casino bill rejected by the House. No silver stake through the heart can kill the desire to fund...
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Letter: We need both casinos and manufacturing
(New Hampshire) -- Re “There is a better way than casino gambling” (Monitor Opinion page, May 18): Casinos or high-tech manufacturing is not the choice!
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Opinion: Don’t bet on it
(New Hampshire) -- Conventional wisdom holds that states are better off embracing casino gaming and slots parlors, because folks love to gamble and are going to do so...
5/25/2013
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Gov. Hassan 'disappointed' over rejection of casino
(New Hampshire) -- A "disappointed" Gov. Maggie Hassan said Friday recent votes of the state House and Senate will add to the difficulty of making progress on...
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Katy Burns: Oops! Lemons for casino backers
(New Hampshire) -- Once again that old gambling truism was proved right: The House always wins. In this case, the winner was our House of Representatives, famous (or...
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LETTER: With N.H. casino killed, beware of more taxes
(New Hampshire) -- To the Editor: Your recent editorial, "Casino loss is N.H. gain," contained the following sentence: "Imagine that, a budget surplus...
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POLL: Was Gambling Bill's Failure 'A Major Defeat' for Gov. Hassan?
(New Hampshire) -- In the wake of the House killing the casino gambling bill on Wednesday, some attempted to pin the bill's failure on Gov. Maggie Hassan, who...
5/24/2013
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Casino angst haunts halls of N.H. power
(New Hampshire) -- A casino is not what Seacoast residents believe is in the best interests of the state, according to local lawmakers who voted against expanded...
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EDITORIAL: The casino vote: The House did its duty
(New Hampshire) -- This was to be the year that a casino passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The governor campaigned on expanded gambling, included it in...
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Gaming experts: N.H. will roll dice again on casino
(New Hampshire) -- Hub gaming officials and developers are breathing a sigh of relief after New Hampshire lawmakers shot down the latest bid to legalize casinos, but the...
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N.H. wins big with rejection of casino
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire House's rejection of a bill that would have opened casino gambling in the state was a triumph of responsibility and reason over...
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Remembering Rockingham Park: A Story Of Prestige And Decline
(New Hampshire) -- This week, NHPR has been taking a close look at what a casino would mean for the town of Salem, a likely location for a gambling establishment. On...
5/23/2013
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Casino vote stirs emotions on both sides
(New Hampshire) -- The organization representing construction workers in New Hampshire decried the 199-164 vote by the House on Wednesday to kill casino gambling, while...
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Coos reps oppose killing casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- By a margin of 6-3, Coos County representatives Wednesday opposed killing a bill that would have legalized casino gambling in the state.
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Gambling bill scuttled, 'Now it is going to be really tough' for budget
(New Hampshire) -- The defeat of casino gambling in the House Wednesday will make budget negotiations between the House and Senate much more difficult, several key...
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House Kills Senate Casino Bill, May See Strained Relations
(New Hampshire) -- The democratically-controlled NH House voted yesterday to kill a bill authorizing a casino with as many as 5000 slot machines and 150 table games.
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Many in Salem disappointed by casino vote
(New Hampshire) -- With Wednesday’s legislative vote against legalization of casino gaming in the Granite State, a number of Salem residents and town officials...
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N.H. House kills casino bill / Gambling foes challenged to find revenue
(New Hampshire) -- In line with decades of opposition to casinos, the House turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with...
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New Hampshire lawmakers reject casino bill backed by governor
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have authorized the construction of the state's first casino...
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NH House defies Hassan, kills casino bill by 35-vote margin
(New Hampshire) -- The House Wednesday killed Gov. Maggie Hassan's pet proposal to bring casino gambling to New Hampshire and with it an estimated $80 million in...
5/22/2013
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House Kills Casino Bill
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan fought for a casino and the Senate overwhelmingly passed casino gambling, but the House of Representatives refused to play along,...
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House kills Senate’s casino bill, 199-164
(New Hampshire) -- The House ended the casino debate in two hours yesterday, killing the Senate’s bill, 199-164, without considering more than a dozen amendments.
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N.H. House rejects casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- The House voted yesterday to kill a New Hampshire casino proposal, 199-164. By a wider margin, the House then ruled out possible reconsideration, 212-...
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New Hampshire lawmakers reject casino bill backed by governor
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have authorized the construction of the state's first casino, bucking...
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NH House defies Hassan, kills casino bill by 35-vote margin
(New Hampshire) -- The House Wednesday killed Gov. Maggie Hassan's pet proposal to bring casino gambling to New Hampshire and with it an estimated $80 million in...
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Last-minute lobbying frantic as House prepares for casino vote
(New Hampshire) -- It's decision day today at the State House as the House prepares to vote on expanded legalized gambling, and there was no shortage of last-minute...
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Letter: The lesson of the Lottery
(New Hampshire) -- Ben Leubsdorf did an admirable job of paralleling New Hampshire’s adoption of a state lottery in 1963 with the current debate on casino gambling...
5/21/2013
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Freshman House members may direct casino debate
(New Hampshire) -- If there’s any doubt today’s House vote on whether to legalize a casino has deeply divided lawmakers, consider this: By yesterday...
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NH Casino Would Mean Building Addiction Services From The Ground Up
(New Hampshire) -- As the New Hampshire House prepares to vote on a casino bill this week, NHPR is bringing you a series of stories that look at the implications of...
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Today's N.H. House vote on casino bill a 50-50 bet
(New Hampshire) -- The speaker of the N.H. House of Representatives said Tuesday she is keeping her cards close to her chest when it comes to a controversial bill that...
5/20/2013
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Firefighters say casino revenue needed for 'public safety'
(New Hampshire) -- Representatives of the state’s largest firefighters union tried to make their final case in favor of casino gambling legislation Monday,...
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N.H. Casino Vote Likely This Week
(New Hampshire) -- After a narrowly divided House panel voted against a proposed casino bill last week, Gov. Maggie Hassan called on lawmakers to consider what their...
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New Hampshire Casino Bill Heading For Last Ditch Debate [sub req'd]
(New Hampshire) -- Yet another New Hampshire casino bill is poised to flame out amid strong legislative opposition, despite an aggressive push by the state’s new...
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Senate committee awaits casino vote
(New Hampshire) -- The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began staking out its position on several spending items in anticipation of a vote in the House Wednesday on...
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Our Turn: Lottery history should guide support for casino
(New Hampshire) -- We are truly fortunate to be living in such a great state. Each year, we are at or near the “Most Livable” list. Crime is low. Education...
5/19/2013
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Capital Beat: 50 years later, state lottery fight echoes in N.H. casino debate
(New Hampshire) -- Critics said it would promote immorality and lead to increased crime and corruption. Supporters called it a personal choice and said it would bring in...
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Casino bill up for House vote this week
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire casino backers hope a full House is a winning hand this week. The Senate-passed casino bill, supported by Gov. Maggie Hassan, is up for...
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: All eyes on House as casino vote nears
(New Hampshire) -- The question that has been hanging over the Legislature all session will be decided this week: Will the state take the tentative step of legalizing...
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In Pennsylvania, casino seen as a lifesaver
(New Hampshire) -- Michelle Barone, 45, makes a living selling medical devices. For fun, she takes her paycheck to the Meadows casino in North Strabane, Pa., and gambles...
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Editorial: What innovation? The casino way is the lazy way
(New Hampshire) -- Of the effects casino gambling would have on a state, like New Hampshire, that has no casinos, one could say many truthful things.
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Opinion: Casino is bad bet for New Hampshire
(New Hampshire) -- After months of careful study a House supercommittee on Wednesday rejected a New Hampshire casino bill by a single vote.
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State House Memo: Casino bill will help us solve critical problems
(New Hampshire) -- I have served the people of New Hampshire in a variety of positions. I’ve been a county attorney, city councilor and state representative.
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State House Memo: Here’s why I’ll vote against casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- The state of New Hampshire has a revenue problem. That is not something new. I was first in the Legislature in 1992. We had what is called a...
5/18/2013
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Column: N.H. Would Lose a Casino Border War With Massachusetts
(New Hampshire) -- With electronic gambling machines and casinos now operating in 40 states and many nations, academic gambling researchers are in clear agreement about...
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Editorial: Too many holes in casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- Wednesday’s one-vote House committee rejection of legislation to allow a casino is not a death knell for the proposed facility at Rockingham...
5/17/2013
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Casino committee looks to find acceptable language, more votes
(New Hampshire) -- A group of gambling super committee lawmakers has crafted proposed changes to Senate Bill 152 to allow casino gambling in the hopes of winning enough...
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N.H. already has slot machines –- and lots of them
(New Hampshire) -- Sandra Martel is having a blast at the Flash slot machine. The little green men with the big eyeballs are lining up on the video screen in nearly...
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Portsmouth chamber takes stand against N.H. casino
(New Hampshire) -- The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted Thursday to oppose a bill in the state Legislature that would bring expanded...
5/16/2013
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Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce takes stand against N.H. casino
(New Hampshire) -- The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted unanimously Thursday, with one member abstaining, to oppose SB 152, the casino...
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Proposed casino's effects could reach into Keene, by Steve Gilbert
(New Hampshire) -- Could a mega casino resort that’s 85 miles of traffic-choked driving from Keene to Salem’s Rockingham Park possibly be a threat to The...
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Seacoast lawmakers appear to be leaning against casino plan
(New Hampshire) -- The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted Thursday to oppose a bill in the state Legislature that would bring expanded...
5/15/2013
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Casino proposal suffers setback in Concord
(New Hampshire) -- A special House committee charged with researching gambling voted by the narrowest margin Wednesday against legalizing a casino in New Hampshire.
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Committee Votes To Kill New Hampshire Casino Bill [sub req'd]
(New Hampshire) -- A joint committee in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives voted Wednesday to kill legislation permitting a single casino in the Granite...
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Gambling bill faces long odds after House committee vote
(New Hampshire) -- Two local legislators staked out opposing positions on Wednesday when a key committee voted not to support legalized gambling in New Hampshire, a vote...
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House committee votes 23-22 to kill casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- After nearly a month of hearings, testimony and discussions, the Joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee by the slimmest of margins voted to...
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House panel rejects casino bill by one vote
(New Hampshire) -- Eighty-one percent of town voters supported a casino at the polls, but one of two Salem representatives on a House panel voted yesterday to spike an...
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NH Panel Recommends Casino Bill Be Killed
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire House subcommittee studying expanded gambling narrowly voted May 15 to recommend that the bill to allow one high-end, highly-...
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Supercommittee recommends N.H. casino bill be killed; next stop is House floor
(New Hampshire) -- The push to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire will face its critical test next week when the House votes on a bill that passed the Senate two...
5/14/2013
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Casino Bill May Spell Out Second Location
(New Hampshire) -- State lawmakers today are rifling through more than a dozen amendments to the bill to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire, including at least...
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Garcia may cast key vote on casino
(New Hampshire) -- Rep. Marilinda Garcia will hold ‘em or fold ‘em today. The four-term representative is under pressure from constituents and a majority of...
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Salem considers how to spend casino revenue
(New Hampshire) -- As state lawmakers consider slashing the town’s share of revenue from a proposed casino, Salem’s Casino Advisory Committee is deciding how...
5/13/2013
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Casino Bill Faces Long Odds in House?
(New Hampshire) -- Could New Hampshire be a step closer to legalizing casino gambling? Will the traditional anti-casino constituency in the House regroup and rise again...
5/12/2013
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Gambling
with changes
(New Hampshire) -- The joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee will vote on the bill this week that would legalize casino gambling at one location in New...
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Letter: Casinos are terrible for working people
(New Hampshire) -- Re “The people want expanded gaming” (Monitor Forum, May 10): Listen to the argument that Jim Casey, former commissioner of labor, uses to...
5/11/2013
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Opinion: Will all the schmoozing pay off?
(New Hampshire) -- While our current reader opinion poll at www.fosters.com is unscientific, it may provide insight into another reason the casino gambling bill before...
5/10/2013
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Casino Bill May Face Slew of Amendments
(New York) -- A slew of casino bill amendments may soon be floated after House subcommittees delivered reports Thursday that raised questions and new ideas about...
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Salem officials unhappy with proposed casino revenue cut
(New Hampshire) -- Local officials are concerned some of the town’s proposed casino revenue is being gambled away.
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Casino debate is heavy on questions, light on time
(New Hampshire) -- Millennium Gaming officials put on quite a show when they unveiled plans for a $600 million casino complex Wednesday.
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House likely to make big changes to casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- The casino bill that came over from the Senate this spring is likely going to look quite different when it reaches the House floor this month.
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NH House gambling panel would hike state take
(New Hampshire) -- A special House panel said Thursday it would want a bigger profit for New Hampshire if a casino is approved.
5/9/2013
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House joint committee will vote on casino bill Wednesday
(New Hampshire) -- House budget writers expect to vote Wednesday on a bill legalizing one casino in the state of New Hampshire. A joint House Finance and Ways and Means...
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Pennsylvanians Tout Casino Benefits To N.H. Lawmakers
(New Hampshire) -- Millennium Gaming brought leaders from Washington County, Pennsylvania to Concord to tout the benefits of a casino to lawmakers at a lunch meeting...
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LETTER: Just say no to casino gambling
(New Hampshire) -- To the editor: I believe that voters of New Hampshire should tell our governor and state representatives to just say ‘No’ to casino...
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My Turn: It’s immoral to sponsor something as detrimental as gambling
(New Hampshire) -- I write as interim executive director of the New Hampshire Council of Churches, an organization that represents 10 denominations, including Protestant...
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NH's revenue dip: No cause for alarm
(New Hampshire) -- There would be no chance for casino gambling in New Hampshire were it not for a single idea: There are no circumstances in which the size, scope or...
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Opinion: N.H. casino would cannibalize thousands of existing jobs
(New Hampshire) -- The casino lobby has changed tactics now that the reasons to oppose slot machine casinos have become so numerous, the opposition so broad based, and...
5/8/2013
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Casino Courtship: Advocates Press Case
(New Hampshire) -- Supporters of legalizing casino gambling in New Hampshire threw a luncheon for state lawmakers in Concord on Wednesday to further tout what they...
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Company reveals plans for Salem casino
(New Hampshire) -- Millennium Gaming on Tuesday unveiled sketches of a multimillion-dollar complex it hopes to build if the state approves expanded gambling and if the...
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Competitive Market the Reason for Additions to Casino Plan
(New Hampshire) -- Less than three months after presenting updated plans for a casino at Rockingham Park, Millennium Gaming will again deliver a plan tonight, this time...
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Full house hears new plans for The Rock
(New Hampshire) -- Area residents last night praised the redesigned $600-million-plus Rockingham Park casino plan. But it’s lawmakers who need convincing, even...
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Proposed Salem casino gets bigger: hotel, spa added
(New Hampshire) -- Millennium Gaming unveiled its latest plans for a casino in Salem last night to an adoring audience of nearly 300 people. The once $450 million...
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Salem gets peek at proposed casino
(New Hampshire) -- New plans for a casino complex at Rockingham Park include the return of live thoroughbred racing along with construction of a hotel and a 1,500-seat...
5/7/2013
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Confusion Brews Over Liquor License Hours in Casino Bill
(New Hampshire) -- Two representatives from the New Hampshire Liquor Commission gave testimony Tuesday before the House casino subcommittee on community impact, with...
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Confusion over booze serving hours at proposed N.H. casino
(New Hampshire) -- A special House gambling panel is at odds with the New Hampshire Liquor Commission on whether a Senate bill allows a casino to serve alcohol 24 hours...
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House committee believes bill would allow a casino to serve liquor around the clock
(New Hampshire) -- The state Liquor Commission believes a new casino on the state's southern border will have to abide by current laws that limit liquor sales to 6 a...
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Salem official speaks about casino plan to lawmakers
(New Hampshire) -- A New Hampshire House subcommittee studying potential community impacts from casino development finally turned to the community this week.
5/6/2013
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Plan for N.H. casino grows from $450M to $600M project
(New Hampshire) -- A casino owner hoping to open New Hampshire’s first video slots operation is upping the ante on his bet in hopes of a winning hand with...
5/5/2013
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In Massachusetts, casinos provide jobs, taxes, child care and skating rinks
(New Hampshire) -- If a casino opens in Springfield, Mass., as local officials hope, it will have a child care center for casino employees, and at least 90 percent of...
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NH Senate to hold hearings on House budget
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire Senate will hold hearings this week on the $11 billion two-year budget package passed by the House in April, which does not include...
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Windfall in April fuels debate in May
(New Hampshire) -- The state's budget picture became clearer if not brighter last week with a nearly $50 million windfall for April. Coupled with strong numbers from...
5/4/2013
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NH House gambling panel meeting
(New Hampshire) -- A special joint House committee is meeting Thursday to discuss its research into whether New Hampshire should legalize a casino.
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Beach ballroom fears music wars with gambling casino
(New Hampshire) -- Performance venues across the state are worried they may be forced to close their doors if a proposed New Hampshire casino has an entertainment...
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Casino would put fundraising of N.H. charities at risk
(New Hampshire) -- More than 300 charities in New Hampshire that raise money through poker and table games may find themselves scrambling for customers if the state...
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Letter: Wrong Side of Morality
(New Hampshire) -- To The Editor: Last month in Washington, D.C., amid cherry blossoms, I visited the Martin Luther King Memorial. As I read his words carved in stone,...
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Opinion: An alternative to casino gambling
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire has been nibbling at casino gambling to fund needed government services for decades. The promise of easy money is hard to pass up.
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Opinion: The argument for casino gambling
(New Hampshire) -- In just a few weeks, the N.H. House of Representatives will have a great opportunity to stand up for working men and women by passing SB 152, the bill...
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Opinion: The case for a casino is waning
(New Hampshire) -- The financial soundness of casino gambling for New Hampshire got a big maybe this week, based on an impact study prepared by the New Hampshire Center...
5/2/2013
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Arena, theater, hospitality officials say casino will 'cannibalize' their businesses, revenue
(New Hampshire) -- Key executives in the state's entertainment and hospitality industries warned House lawmakers Thursday their businesses will suffer big losses and...
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Casino fears music competition from gambling facility
(New Hampshire) -- Performance venues across the state are worried they may be forced to close their doors if a proposed New Hampshire casino has an entertainment...
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Casino Foes Argue State Payout Distant
(New Hampshire) -- The way New Hampshire's casino gambling bill is structured it's unlikely the state can count on any revenue for the next state budget,...
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Casinos put NH charities' fundraising at risk
(New Hampshire) -- More than 300 charities in New Hampshire that raise money through poker and table games may find themselves scrambling for customers if the state...
5/1/2013
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'Rock' chief says NH casino would replace revenue lost by charitable gaming
(New Hampshire) -- Rockingham Park’s president told state lawmakers Wednesday charitable gaming will suffer if casinos open in Massachusetts and the Granite State...
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New Hampshire Fisher Cats voice opposition to gambling
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Wednesday went public in strong opposition to casino gambling in New Hampshire.
4/30/2013
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Mass. casino would slash N.H. gambling revenue, researcher says
(New Hampshire) -- A researcher says a planned casino in the Boston area would cut into New Hampshire’s gambling income if a casino is built along the border...
4/29/2013
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State: Belmont slot machines violated N.H. law
(New Hampshire) -- State gaming officials ordered the Lakes Region Casino in Belmont to shut down its 96 slot machines earlier this month for allegedly violating state...
4/25/2013
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Committee hears about gambling and ruin
(New Hampshire) -- A former Oregon restaurant owner who welcomed video slots machines in his establish saw firsthand how it ruined lives, he told a House subcommittee on...
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Gambling opponents cite studies, real life experience as reason to kill bill
(New Hampshire) -- A Littleton man who once made $100,000 a year with five slot machines at his Oregon restaurant came out in strong opposition to a New Hampshire casino...
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Rep. Griffin on Expanded Gambling: 'We Need the Money'
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire labor groups sponsored a lunch in the Statehouse cafeteria yesterday to promote the economic benefits of the casino bill, both for...
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Another View -- Bill Walker: Maggie Hassan's boardwalk empire
(New Hampshire) -- Gambling has to be legal. Everything in life is a gamble; if we weren't allowed to gamble, how could we place the wild bets in our 401(k) plan...
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LETTER: Casinos are a losing game for New Hampshire
(New Hampshire) -- To the Editor: "In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose,...
4/24/2013
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Data proves casinos jobs are low paying
(New Hampshire) -- The combined House Ways and Means and Finance Committee, as it continues to investigate the Senate gambling bill next week, will learn more and more...
4/23/2013
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A casino ghetto: What NH could become
(New Hampshire) -- The state's top advocates of legalizing casino gambling in New Hampshire are building a rickety case and shaking its joints and hinges even looser...
4/22/2013
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Casino Committee Gets to Work
(New Hampshire) -- The House super committee charged with examining the bill to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire is back to work this morning.
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NH House panels focusing on casino impact
(New Hampshire) -- A special joint House panel is dividing up into three groups to study what kind of impact a casino would have on New Hampshire.
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Some In N.H. Tourism Not Yet Sold On Benefits Of Casino
(New Hampshire) -- As Governor Maggie Hassan touts the benefits of a high-end casino for the state, some in the tourism industry have concerns about what it will do for...
4/19/2013
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Hassan’s Lawyer Defends Casino Bill
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan’s lawyer assured a special joint House panel yesterday that a license to operate a casino in New Hampshire would not...
4/17/2013
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Battle Lines Drawn as Joint Casino Committee Holds First Hearing
(New Hampshire) -- A special 45-member Joint Casino Committee made its debut Tuesday, as a public hearing at Representatives Hall saw nearly 70 proponents and opponents...
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Expert: Casinos are public policy question, not a budget fix
(New Hampshire) -- The Rye businessman who led a recent state study of expanded gambling told lawmakers yesterday the state will become dependent on casino revenue and...
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Gaming companies talking with state about casino license
(New Hampshire) -- Five gaming companies have contacted the state about competing for a casino license House budget writers were told, although lawmakers have yet to...
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Governor Pushes For Casino At House Hearing
(New Hampshire) -- The casino legislation endorsed by the New Hampshire Senate and strongly backed by governor Maggie Hassan got its first hearing in the New Hampshire...
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Hassan lawyer says gambling license not for life
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan's lawyer assured a special joint House panel Wednesday that a license to operate a casino in New Hampshire would not...
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House Committees Hear Expert Testimony On Casinos
(New Hampshire) -- The joint House committee assigned to hear the casino bill backed by the state Senate and Governor Maggie Hassan got an earful today, as House members...
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Chief Donovan Says Salem Police 'Prepared and Capable' for Casino
(New Hampshire) -- Before Salem Police Chief Paul Donovan came to Salem 12 years ago, he lived and worked in Connecticut, site of two of the largest casinos in the world...
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Column: Casinos will devastate NH's non-profit performing-arts centers
(New Hampshire) -- The concern that casinos would have negative effects on existing large performance venues such as the Verizon Wireless Arena and the Hampton Beach...
4/16/2013
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Casino gambling foes, friends wage passionate battle
(New Hampshire) -- Whether the damage to the state's image is worth the increased revenue from casino gambling was the big question for opponents of a bill to allow...
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Hassan in Portsmouth: Casino would create jobs, raise vital funds
(New Hampshire) -- Hours before she would testify in favor of a bill to bring casino gambling to New Hampshire, Gov. Maggie Hassan was in Portsmouth touting the plan she...
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Hassan urges NH House panel to back casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- Don't let Massachusetts walk away with millions of dollars from casinos that could help New Hampshire pay for education, hospital aid and school...
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Hassan: Casino key to state finances
(New Hampshire) -- Hours before testifying in front of a House committee in favor of a bill that would bring casino gambling to New Hampshire, Gov. Maggie Hassan was in...
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Hearing on gambling bill in House attracts 100
(New Hampshire) -- Opponents of a bill to allow one casino on the state's southern border asked at a public hearing this morning: Is the damage to the state's...
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More than 60 people weigh in on casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- Clearly frustrated, Merrianne McDonald of Salem was blunt with House members when she testified in favor of casino legislation yesterday: If a casino...
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N.H. House panel hears from both sides of casino plan
(New Hampshire) -- A House hearing on a proposed New Hampshire casino yesterday pitted new jobs and revenue against concerns over crime and political influence from the...
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New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan urges support for casino bill, says state will lose money to Massachusetts
(New Hampshire) -- Don't let Massachusetts walk away with millions of dollars from casinos that could help New Hampshire pay for education, hospital aid and school...
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Poll: N.H. residents favor casino
(New Hampshire) -- A new poll of New Hampshire residents says there's modest support for opening a casino in the state. Residents in the WMUR Granite State Poll...
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Testimony Begins on NH Casino Legislation
(New Hampshire) -- While stating that support for the introduction of casino gambling is at an all-time high in New Hampshire, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan opened...
4/15/2013
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Gov. Hassan Still Pushing Using $80M From Casino In Budget
(New Hampshire) -- Governor Maggie Hassan continues her push for $80 million in licensing fees from a casino to fund what she says are critical priorities for the state.
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Letter: Wary about casinos? You need a little (less) education
(New Hampshire) -- In the long term, resistance to needed sources of revenue such as casino gambling can be reduced by including an education component (EC) to the plan...
4/14/2013
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Legislators ante up on casino
(New Hampshire) -- A bid to allow a casino in New Hampshire perhaps has the best chance to date to gain legislative approval. Gov. Maggie Hassan has led the charge for...
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Editorial: Casino is a bad bet for N.H.
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan and the New Hampshire Senate have gone all in on Vegas-style gambling, which makes the House the last line of defense against a bad...
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OP/ED: Casino will risk what is special about Granite State
(New Hampshire) -- The proposal to expand state-sponsored gambling is a crossroads moment worthy of Shakespeare. In fact, "to expand or not to expand" goes to...
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Opinion: Casino is a bad bet for N.H.
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan and the New Hampshire Senate have gone all in on Vegas-style gambling, which makes the House the last line of defense against a bad...
4/13/2013
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Think tank says casinos are a big gamble
(New Hampshire) -- No one knows how a New Hampshire casino will affect the city's economy because there are too many unknowns at this point, the executive director...
4/12/2013
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Casino Free N.H. starts anti-gambling push
(New Hampshire) -- The new group Casino Free NH launched an effort Wednesday against a Senate-passed bill that would legalize a single casino in New Hampshire.
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LETTER: N.H. casino would create jobs, improve economy
(New Hampshire) -- To the Editor: As the N.H. House of Representatives considers SB 152, the bill to bring casino gaming to New Hampshire, it's important for us to...
4/11/2013
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Another Anti-Expanded Gambling Group Forms in NH
(New Hampshire) -- Another anti-casino coalition has formed in New Hampshire, announcing their effort at a news conference in Concord on Wednesday, according to an AP...
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N.H. House panel begins casino review
(New Hampshire) -- A House hearing on the Senate-passed casino bill is set next week. Speaker Terie Norelli yesterday announced a joint House panel will take testimony...
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Editorial: Casino money: Robbing Peter to pay Paul
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire needs a casino, we are constantly told, so the state will have enough revenue to fund all the great things politicians want to fund....
4/10/2013
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COLUMN: ‘Casino Free NH’: Pro-Hassan, but anti-gambling
(New Hampshire) -- As the House of Representatives prepares to closely review controversial casino gambling legislation, the debate geared up Wednesday with the...
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New anti-gambling group Casino Free New Hampshire joins debate
(New Hampshire) -- There’s a new anti-casino group in New Hampshire, this one made up of mostly Democrats who back Gov. Maggie Hassan’s increased spending on...
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New anti-gambling group starts push against casino
(New Hampshire) -- The new group Casino Free NH launched an effort Wednesday against a Senate-passed bill that would legalize a single casino in New Hampshire.
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Gov. Hassan pushes casino plan in State of the State address
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan brought her campaign for casino gambling to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College Wednesday, warning that...
4/9/2013
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Joint review of casino bill will be undertaken
(New Hampshire) -- House Speaker Terie Norelli yesterday announced the Senate-passed casino bill will be reviewed by 45 lawmakers in joint session by two key House...
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Lots of uncertainty about casino bill's future
(New Hampshire) -- Legislative voting records show gambling expansion opponents dominate the joint House panel that will review the Senate-passed casino bill.
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New anti-gambling group to speak at NH Statehouse
(New Hampshire) -- A newly formed anti-gambling group plans to urge House lawmakers not to pass expanded gambling legislation. The group will hold a news conference on...
4/8/2013
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House Speaker Appoints Joint Committee for Casino Bill
(New Hampshire) -- House Speaker Terrie Norelli (D-Portsmouth) has announced a joint committee of House Finance and Ways & Means to deal with Senate Bill 152, also...
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Joint NH House panels to work on casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire House Speaker Terie Norelli wants her budget and tax writing committees to work together on a Senate casino bill.
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Joint review of casino bill will be undertake
(New Hampshire) -- House Speaker Terie Norelli yesterday announced the Senate-passed casino bill will be reviewed by 45 lawmakers in joint session by two key House...
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Norelli assigns two powerful committees to work in tandem on gambling bill
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire Speaker of the House Terie Norelli said Monday the prime casino gambling bill that passed the state Senate last month will be reviewed...
4/7/2013
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Letter: Reasons to reject casino
(New Hampshire) -- The largest reason to object to the casino proposal is that by passing this bill, New Hampshire loses too much control of state policy to the gaming...
4/6/2013
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The casino landscape
(New Hampshire) -- Mention casinos around these parts and two come to mind: Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, both 140 miles away in Connecticut. But there are four others, in...
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome
(New Hampshire) -- As the state budget leaves the House and the action switches to the Senate, the heat is being turned up under the House over gambling.
4/5/2013
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Hassan says casino is key to state's economic future
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan said expanded gambling is the solution for the funding challenges limiting New Hampshire's economic and education future in her...
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Hospitality group votes to oppose casino gambling
(New Hampshire) -- Concerns over lost business and damaging the state's family-friendly image had the board of the state's hospitality association this week...
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N.H. House passes $11 billion budget
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire's House passed an $11 billion, two-year budget package Wednesday that does not support legalizing a casino, a move that drew quick...
4/4/2013
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Editorial: Casino bill must not favor some businesses over others
(New Hampshire) -- Will existing New Hampshire businesses suffer financially if the governor and Legislature allow a large casino to open on the Massachusetts border?
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Opinion: A legacy unwanted, undeserved
(New Hampshire) -- On Friday, the 300 delegates of NEA-NH will have the opportunity to overturn a wrong-headed decision by the organization’s 23-member executive...
4/3/2013
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New Hampshire Casino Bill Faces Battle In House
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire’s casino bill is in the House after recently passing the Senate, but its road to success remains unclear because of complex...
4/2/2013
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N.H. restaurateurs back casino bill
(New Hampshire) -- A Senate bill to license a casino in New Hampshire is getting support from owners of major Granite State restaurants. Backers include owners of Tuscan...
4/1/2013
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N.H. Senate Casino Bill Goes to House
(New Hampshire) -- In Pennsylvania, public officials, party leaders and their immediate family members are prohibited by law from having a financial interest in a casino...
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Teachers' Union Comes Out In Favor Of Casino Money
(New Hampshire) -- The state’s largest teacher’s union, the National Educators Association of New Hampshire, has come out in favor Governor Maggie Hassan...
3/30/2013
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Bill would limit size of casino entertainment venues
(New Hampshire) -- Manchester legislators are pushing to limit the size of music venues that any casino might build in New Hampshire in order to protect Verizon Wireless...
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Latest casino bill bans political contributions and sets other limits
(New Hampshire) -- In Pennsylvania, public officials, party leaders and their immediate family members are prohibited by law from having a financial interest in a casino...
3/28/2013
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Kelly: New Hampshire needs gambling money to fund its basic needs
(New Hampshire) -- The state Senate recently voted for a bill to restore funding for education, provide mental health treatment and care, repair our roads and bridges,...
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Nashua mayor opposes casino
(New Hampshire) -- As the possibility of legalizing gambling in New Hampshire makes its way through the state Legislature, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said this week she does...
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POLL: Casino Gambling in Greater Nashua?
(New Hampshire) -- During the March 26 Board of Aldermen meeting, Alderman Dan Moriarty asked Mayor Donnalee Lozeau for her opinion, as Chief Executive of Nashua, on...
3/27/2013
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Bipartisan Support for Casino Bill?
(New Hampshire) -- Supporters of legislation to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire are working to build bipartisan support to offset some of the bipartisan...
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Hassan defends casino revenue as needed for “critical” funding priorities
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan made a case to Concord business leaders yesterday that the revenue in her budget from a casino license is vital to funding several...
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Nashua mayor opposes casino
(New Hampshire) -- As the possibility of legalizing gambling in New Hampshire makes its way through the state Legislature, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said this week she does...
3/24/2013
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Capital Beat: Renewed push at State House for a moratorium on wind farms
(New Hampshire) -- In both the House and the Senate, legislators are making a new push for a statewide moratorium on wind farms – including one proposal that would...
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Expanded gaming will be a major asset to N.H.
(New Hampshire) -- This past week, I, along with 15 of my colleagues in the Senate, voted in favor of Senate Bill 152, a bill that will bring expanded gambling to New...
3/23/2013
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Charities concerned casino will hurt their fundraising
(New Hampshire) -- When lawmakers take up the state Senate’s casino bill next month, they’ll get push-back from more than police chiefs, churches and budget...
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Mackie: Casino Gambling in New Hampshire? You Bet Your Life
(New Hampshire) -- The fact that New Hampshire is cozying up to casino gambling seems peculiar to me, but what do I know? I’ve been waiting for decades for the...
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Voting to restore funding for critical needs, By Molly Kelly
(New Hampshire) -- Last week, the New Hampshire Senate voted for a bill to restore funding for education, provide mental health treatment and care, repair our roads and...
3/22/2013
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House vote to kill casino bill may reveal nothing
(New Hampshire) -- House members soundly defeated the first of two casino proposals they’ll consider this year, voting 249-65 against a bill that would have...
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Support for N.H. casino growing, report finds
(New Hampshire) -- A new report finds that half of New Hampshire residents support casino gambling, up from a few years ago.
3/21/2013
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N.H. House Kills One Gambling Bill, Tables Another
(New Hampshire) -- The vote to kill the first gambling bill -- which called for one casino on the Massachusetts border and another in the White Mountains -- bill was...
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N.H. House rejects 1 gambling bill, tables another
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire House has killed a casino bill, but has still left open the possibility of passing a gambling measure.
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NH House tables bill that would allow 6 state-run slot machine parlors
(New Hampshire) -- The House on Thursday tabled a bill to legalize gambling in New Hampshire, keeping its options open for potential future negotiations with the Senate...
3/20/2013
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Anti-casino group alleges conflict for proponents
(New Hampshire) -- A leading opponent of bringing a casino to New Hampshire is charging a conflict of interest between the state's police association, troopers union...
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Anti-Gambling Group Fetes Lawmakers and Hits Hassan Casino
(New Hampshire) -- The speakers at the N.H. Coalition Against Expanded gambling luncheon ranged from Phil McLaughlin, a Democrat who served as state Attorney General to...
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