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Originally Posted by songkrai
Well, my biased opinion is that NH fell off the boat on this one. No casinos.
The Weirs, as mentioned above, is too small. No parking. No highway link. No place for RV's and busses.
I have read of at least 3 or 4 places. Seabrook track, Rockingham track, Belmont track, and one up in Mount Washington Hotal area. To be done correctly the government has to have tight control - more 'big' government - which NH seems to be against. The NH Lottery Commission has been sold to private enterprise. I suppose the NH Legislature could 'sell' oversight to a private entity but who will oversee that entity? More big government? More high paid or low paid NH government employees?
Then, of course, there is the 'crime' element associated with gambling. Not sure how other states handle this or if this is still an issue.
NH had the first lottery in the country. The claim at the time was that the proceeds would pay for all public education. The results came in a tad short.
But, there are busses that take people from here to Foxwoods on a regular basis. That money should stay in NH.
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The locations listed by SongKrai were all on the table when the bill came before the legislature. There was a location in Hudson, NH that was almost guaranteed to be given one of the liceneses, should the bill have been passed. (The piece of land was ight off route 3, just over the border from MA, scenic location along the river, it had all the right components.) The crime issue was one of the factors in the defeat of the bill. There was a lot of testimony against the bill that offered opinions about "crime," "quality of life," etc.
I personally am not a gambler, and I agree with many of the points against allowing it in our state (and my town). But the gamblers have plenty of options, so perhaps we should've been able to cash in on all that loot.
It's a moot point for the time being.