New Hampshire’s Slot Machines

There are some residents in New Hampshire that would like to see slot machines come into the state to bring in much needed revenue. They have formed a group called “Fix it Now New Hampshire” and they have teamed with some big wigs to get slot machines at Rockingham Park. Chairman Chuck Rolecek says that they have joined up with Millennium Gaming out of Las Vegas and they are bound and determined to get slot machines at Rockingham.

The gambling company has already pledged $450 million toward the slot machines, now they just have to get New Hampshire to legalize them. The amount of money that they could conceivably make from the slot machines would easily be in the millions – but it is not known exactly how much until the state sets tax rates on them. They say that their estimation would be somewhere around $200 million – but it could be more.

This means big bucks for both the state and the track. Slot machines could bring in valuable money in a time when they are looking at major budget cuts. They say that without the slot machines, they are short around $250 million and they won’t be able to make that up anywhere. They know that valuable programs would have to cut their budgets, and there are some things that would have to be eliminated completely.

The state’s residents would be looking at higher taxes as well – so it is in their best interest to vote for the slot machines. State representatives say that slot machines would be a bonus for them because residents won’t want property taxes raised, and raising business taxes is not going to be a popular option either.

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