If this passes RSA 647, the New Hampshire anti-gambling law, will not apply to online gambling, effective 2018.

http://www.yogonet.com/international...nline-gambling

"Three Republican members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would decriminalize online gambling in the Granite State.

HB 562 was sponsored by Reps. Eric Schleien, Nick Zaricki, and Robert Fisher. The bill was introduced in early January and referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

The legislation is succinct and is simply titled, Allowing Online Gambling.

The full text reads:

This bill exempts gambling done over the Internet from gambling offenses under RSA 647. The Department of Justice to date has neither investigated nor prosecuted online gaming offenses and therefore does not expect this bill to have any impact on expenditures.

To the extent this bill legalizes a form of gambling, it may have an indeterminable impact on lottery and charitable gaming revenue. Lottery and charitable gaming revenue is credited to the lottery fund, with net revenues after Lottery Commission expenditures being credited to the state education trust fund."

This is a Live Free or Die position, it does not authorize online gambling, it simply allows it.

So, presumably, New Hampshire residents/visitors could legally play poker online, legally play online casinos and, legally, bet online on sports if the sportsbook is operated either within NH or lawfully from somewhere outside the US.

Whether Nevada licensed gaming operators will be permitted to accept bets from NH would depend upon permission from Nevada Gaming.

It would also become legal to own and operate an online gambling/poker site in New Hampshire, from what I can see.

Kind of a small market, but SkallagrimPoker.com is available for branding ....

One time! Live free or die!


Anyone know how the public hearing went?

Currently due out of committee (ways and means) March 2, 2017

www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=204&sy=2017&sortoption=billnu mber&txtsessionyear=2017&txtbillnumber=HB562