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Gambling took center stage in Concord Wednesday as budget writers inch closer to building a new spending plan.

House members who back video slots held a press conference.

Gambling opponents held a luncheon across the street.

Over the next week, expect each side to lobby hard for lawmaker’s hearts and minds.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports what is at stake is a provision worth an estimated two-hundred million dollars at a time when the state is scrambling for cash.