Keno alone isn’t going to bring any business in.” “This is such an infinitesimal amount of revenue it’s not going to matter. “If we don’t pass this bill, not one of the businesses we are talking about is going to close. “They have no idea.”Ībrami also said letting the bill fail would have little consequence. “Most people have no idea what’s going on in the State House,” he said during a committee of conference meeting. But he chalked up the silence to ignorance, not support. Patrick Abrami, a Stratham Republican, acknowledged he, like other committee members, had heard no opposition to the bill. One House member said some people dislike the look and insisted they be prohibited. Supporters include the state Lottery Commission, the New Hampshire Grocers Association, and the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association.Ī disagreement over the displays nearly killed the bill Wednesday, with Senate negotiators insisting retailers be allowed to hang screens to display drawings, which happen every five minutes. Retailers and grocers have said House Bill 355 would draw in customers and compensate them for paying out winnings on tickets bought in bars and restaurants, currently the only establishments allowed to sell them. Currently only bars and restaurants can sell the tickets, which allow players to pick one to 12 numbers and wager $1 to $25.īut in a compromise bill that will go before the full House and Senate next Thursday, retailers in the 91 communities that have approved keno could sell tickets, but they’d be prohibited from hanging a screen to display drawings and winning numbers. It’s looking like good news for store owners who want to sell and not just cash in keno tickets.
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