New Hampshire Poker Boom Attracts Political Attention

2 Jun, 2008 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / Scott Van Voorhis

New Hampshire lawmakers are poised to slap a pair of taxes on a burgeoning charity poker industry in a bid to raise millions to close a state budget gap. The unusual revenue raising device is seen as a newfound willingness on part of New England’s most conservative state to turn to gambling to raise money for public coffers, observers say.