New Hampshire Looking to Future of Gambling 

It is no secret that there is a real division when it comes to expanding gambling in the state of New Hampshire. There are many that are uncomfortable with the idea of bringing in slot machines, and then there are others that think it is the best possible thing they could do. They know that there is a lot of money that could come into the state as a result of the expansion in gambling, but for those opposed they say that there is a lot of crime that could come with it as well. This is where the two sides cannot meet, and the push for approval of the slot machines has gotten rather heated at times. 

But this past week a New Hampshire panel requested to hear from Millennium Gaming owner Bill Wortman in regards to bringing in the slot machines. The House Ways and Means subcommittee is working on a bill that would allow two casinos to come into the state and with them up to 10,000 slot machines total – 5,000 at each casino. The licenses would be given out to two different companies, and there are a lot of questions that have come up in regards to the legalization of the games.  

So they have called upon Wortman to present his ideas to the committee as he has already stated that he is interested in opening one of the casinos once the slot machines are legalized. In addition, the panel is asking Clyde Barrow, the Director of the Center for Policy Analysis to get his perspective on the slots as well.