New Hampshire House Votes Down Casino BillMeasure Shot Down By A Single Vote, Still Has Hope Though |
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Lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House have voted down a two-casino bill by a vote of 173-172, according to the Union Leader.
It was the third time in two years that a casino proposal has fallen by the wayside in the state. There’s still hope for the measure, though, as it will soon be “reconsidered,” the report said.
The bill that was just shot down had a total of eight proposed amendments.
The Senate has voted in favor of casino gambling, but the House is where the issue dies.
“We live to fight another day,” said the bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Lou D’Allesandro.
According to the report, the measure would have led to the construction of two casinos with 5,000 video slot machines and 240 table games.
The casinos wouldn’t be of equal size, however, as the measure called for the larger of the two to have an investment of at least $450 million. Supporters of the casinos say that authorizing them would lead to about $150 million in annual tax revenue.
New Hampshire also has incentive to eventually authorize more gambling as Massachusetts is inching closer to seeing three Las Vegas-style casinos pop up within its borders.
Opponents have said that the new New Hampshire casinos would cause social problems.
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