A bill making its way through the New Hampshire Legislature would allow local towns and municipalities to decide if they want casinos in their area.
House Bill 737, a bipartisan bill with eight sponsors, was introduced in January and passed the House in late March. It already had its first Senate committee hearing — the Ways and Means Committee — on Wednesday, where zero opposition was present and only supporters of the bill testified.
“This bill is not a gambling bill, but a local option bill,” Rep. Jerry Stringham, one of the bill’s sponsors, said. “Regardless of one’s opinion on gambling, this bill seeks to allow local control on the decision whether to allow casinos to operate locally.”
