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While the U.S. Supreme Court has now made sports betting legal in the United States, New Hampshire residents will not be able to bet the games in any of the state's casinos for the upcoming 2018 College Football season. Do not dispair as a few dozen of internationally licensed sportsbooks will accept wagers on the upcoming NFL and College Football season. Likewise, if you are a bookie or agent, PricePerPlayer.com offers the very best in sportsbook software.
WILL NEW HAMPSHIRE WELCOME SPORTS BETTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
There really doesn't appear to be any appetite for legalized sports betting in this state in the short run, though the concept is appealing to some.
State Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, D-Manchester, is viewed as the political godfather of casino legislation, having authored it for nearly two decades.
“Somebody has taken the lid off a $2 billion business. I think it was a long time coming,” D’Allesandro said following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling back in May. “Everybody has known it has been going on forever. Every state is going to have to make up their own mind and we’ll make up ours, but we need to think about moving on this pretty quickly.”
Gov Chris Sununu followed with: “Legalized sports betting in New Hampshire? I’ll give it 3-1,” he said.
His spokesman, Benjamin Vihstadt, said that everything is contingent upon implementation.
“While Governor Sununu supports the concept of legalized sports betting, he believes it must be done right, and looks forward to having a robust debate surrounding the issue in the future,” Vihstadt said.
But sports betting in the state has its opposition.
Former state senator Jim Rubens of Hanover is chairman of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling.
“I see this moving online like everything; this is something I used to warn about,” Rubens said. “It‘s going to be in every kid’s bedroom and there is really no good way to stop it. Congress really has to think about this. Are they going to let the floodgates open wide? There is no doubt this will apply even more economic pressure to try to pass something here.”
The head of New Hampshire’s state lottery said that agency is ready and willing to administer sports betting were it to be made legal.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to permit individual states to allow sports betting presents a significant revenue opportunity,” said Charlie McIntyre, executive director of the NH Lottery. “Should New Hampshire lawmakers support the adoption of sports betting here, the NH Lottery is able to regulate and administer this form of gaming with all the necessary safeguards for the protection of the consumers.”
New Hampshire does have some recent history of allowing sports wagering types. It became the 13th state to legalize daily fantasy sports contests just two years ago.
Rubens said he expects the gambling battle to fully develop in the Legislature in January.
“There will be enormous political pressure to allow this,” he said
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