Tagged: Expanded Gaming

Business and Economy
4:26 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

Pennsylvanians Tout Casino Benefits To N.H. Lawmakers

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Larry Maggi makes the case for a casino to lawmakers at a lunchtime presentation at the Holiday Inn in downtown Concord

Millennium Gaming brought leaders from Washington County, Pennsylvania to Concord to tout the benefits of a casino to lawmakers at a lunch meeting today.  Millennium runs The Meadows casino and racetrack in Washington.  If New Hampshire allows a casino at Rockingham Park, Millennium would develop it. 

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NH News
3:39 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Hassan Makes Case For Casino In Budget Address

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Hassan says a number of her legislative priorities could be funded by casino licensing fees.

Governor Maggie Hassan used her budget address to propose a new, high-end casino. 

Governor Hassan’s budget banks on this casino generating $80 million in licensing fees.  And she said the state is already dealing with the social costs of gambling allowed in other states, without benefiting from the revenue.

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