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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Deb Leahy can finally breathe easy, freed from the fluctuating rental fees each time her organization partners with a New Hampshire casino for donations.Thanks to a new law, casinos are now prohibited from imposing rent charges on charities for...

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An ongoing review of the state’s charitable gaming laws has sparked concerns over Ainsworth, a company operating nearly half of the historical horse racing terminals that avoids paying money to fund problem gambling services.While the company’s...

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The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted on Tuesday to advance Senate Bill 472, which allows host communities to participate in charitable gaming alongside charities and non-profits.Senate Bill 472, now heading to the full House of...

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At the start of the year, Concord Casino was ordered to close its doors and sell the business within six months, but, so far, no buyers have stepped forward to acquire the establishment.“There’s been no change in the status of the Concord facility,”...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A consultant will study New Hampshire’s rapidly growing charitable gaming business model and analyze the state’s gaming laws and policies compared to other states.With a budget of $175,000 allocated for this purpose, a committee overseeing the state’s...

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New Hampshire’s 13 legal gaming halls – with hundreds of employees serving thousands of gamblers – took in more than $170 million in revenue last year, more than double the amount collected in 2022.As revenue hits record highs and the number of...

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A proposed bill aims to broaden who can get money from charitable gaming in the state by allowing host municipalities to get a piece of the proceeds.State Sen. Timothy Lang, said the motivation behind this change is to provide communities with minor...

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Concord Casino’s doors are set to shut after the New Hampshire Lottery Commission suspended owner Andy Sanborn operating and gaming licenses for six months.The ruling announced Thursday on accusations that Sanborn fraudulently obtained and used...

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Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn’s long-delayed hearing to revoke his gambling licenses is scheduled to take place on Monday, giving him the chance to refute accusations by state officials that he fraudulently acquired and misappropriated COVID-19...

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At least 10 individuals have been charged with stealing federal pandemic relief funds by the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Hampshire.Money from the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans approved through the $2.2 trillion CARES...

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Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn won another delay to defend himself against the state Lottery Commission, which says he is unfit to be associated with charity gaming and is moving to revoke his gambling licenses.Last week, Superior Court Judge Amy...

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Lawyers representing Andy Sanborn continue their efforts to delay the proceedings to revoke the owner of the Concord Casino’s licenses to run games of chance in New Hampshire.In their latest attempt, Sanborn’s attorneys argue that the Lottery...

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Lawyers for Andy Sanborn said he’s been too ill to mount a defense against accusations that he fraudulently obtained and misused COVID relief funds for lavish personal expenses.A lottery hearing on whether Sanborn, a former state senator and the owner...

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Rental fees and the proliferation of casinos within the state were two of the topics that came up before a new study committee responsible for examining charitable gaming operations in New Hampshire.State Senator Timothy Lang expressed concern about...

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Six weeks after the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and Attorney General determined Andy Sanborn was unfit to be associated with charitable gaming in the state, the roulette wheel keeps spinning at the Concord Casino on Main Street.For the second...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At 4 p.m. each day, seven days a week, the doors of the Concord Casino welcome gamblers inside with vibrant blue tables positioned in the center of the space, each designed for a unique game of chance, like poker, blackjack and roulette.Along the...

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At first, partnering with Concord Casino to receive payments from the proceeds of charitable gambling made sense to Patrice Rasche and the members of the Friends of Merrimack River Greenway Trail.The nonprofit needed money to support its ongoing...

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The New Hampshire Lottery Commission has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 3 to determine if Andy Sanborn, the operator and owner of the Concord Casino, should have his facility and game operator licenses revoked following an investigation...

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Andy Sanborn, a former State Senator and owner of the Concord  Casino, has requested a public hearing before the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to challenge the state’s determination that he is unsuitable for charitable gaming due to the fraudulent...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and JAMIE L. COSTA

Former state senator and Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn, now under criminal investigation for using COVID relief funds to pay for his extravagant lifestyle, has faced mounting scrutiny and criticism for his dealings inside the casino and his...

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Concord Casino owner and former state senator Andy Sanborn fraudulently used a COVID-19 loan to support his lavish lifestyle, including cash payments disguised as rent, the purchase of two Porsches for himself and a Ferrari for his wife, Laurie. As a...