Introduction to New Hampshire Slot Machine Casino Gambling
New Hampshire slot machine casino gambling does not exist. However, locations offer keno, bingo, and table games licensed though charitable gaming regulations. Fundraisers have table games of chance. And Historic Horse Racing (HHR) gaming machines have made an appearance in New Hampshire.
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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in New Hampshire
The minimum legal gambling age in New Hampshire depends upon the gambling activity:
- Land-Based Casinos: 21
- Poker Rooms: 18
- Bingo: 18
- Lottery: 18
- Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18
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New Hampshire has banned commercial casinos, although the state allows licensed commercial bingo halls. Simulcast betting exists, but there’s been no live racing since 2009. Tribal gaming is nonexistent as New Hampshire has no federally recognized American Indian tribes.
‘Any game involving the use of a slot machine or any other device in the nature of a slot machine’ is prohibited per state gaming regulation.
New Hampshire gaming regulation Chapter 287-D
However, the charitable gaming industry has spread across the state over the last 40 years. Nearly 400 charitable organizations receive funds through 27 small scale venues such as malls and pubs. Other sites include defunct former pari-mutuel racetracks, some of which have Historic Horse Racing (HHR) gaming machines based on pari-mutual race wagering gaming regulations.
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Slot Machine Private Ownership in New Hampshire
It is legal to own a slot machine privately in New Hampshire if it is 25 years old or older.
Gaming Control Board in New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s gaming control board is the New Hampshire Gaming Regulatory Oversight Authority (GROA), providing oversight to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and the lottery’s Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission.
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The New Hampshire Lottery, established in 1964, is the oldest state lottery and the second-oldest U.S. lottery. The oldest lottery in the U.S., established in 1934, is the Puerto Rico Lottery.
Casinos in New Hampshire
There are large and small sites in New Hampshire offering charitable keno, bingo, or table games.
The largest charitable gaming site in New Hampshire is Cheers Poker Room & Casino in Salem.
The second-largest charitable site is The River Casino & Sports Bar in Nashua.
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Commercial Casinos in New Hampshire
New Hampshire currently has fifteen licensed commercial bingo halls. It also has sixteen licensed games-of-chance facilities.
Historic Horse Racing (HHR) gaming machines, which can easily be mistaken for slot machines, have appeared in New Hampshire of late. Why? Because HHR machines are a growing in states with pari-mutual racing regulations in the books.
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Tribal Casinos in New Hampshire
There is no tribal gaming in New Hampshire due to this state having no federally-recognized American Indian tribes.
Other Gambling Establishments
As an alternative to enjoying New Hampshire slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering New Hampshire is:
- North: Canadian Province of Quebec
- East: Maine Slots and 18 miles of shoreline with the Atlantic Ocean, the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state
- South: Massachusetts Slots
- West: Vermont Slots
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Our New Hampshire Slots Facebook Group
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Theoretical Payouts Return Statistics in New Hampshire
Under a charity provision in state laws, poker rooms and casino clubs can partner with charities to donate a portion of their revenue from table games-of-chance.
Nearly 400 charities attach themselves to these 27 licensed rooms and clubs. However, these state gaming regulations require fundraisers to provide 35% of their revenue to the charities they are sponsoring.
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Note this is 35% of their revenue, not their profit. Therefore, the theoretical payout return must be at least as low as 65% for organizers to break even on their costs for holding a fundraiser.
Summary of New Hampshire Slot Machine Casino Gambling
New Hampshire slot machine casino gambling prohibits casinos along with slot machines as well as other electronic gaming machines of a similar nature. Keno, bingo, and table games of chance are available at licensed charitable events.