A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at 7:01 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch; Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson led in the
Pledge to the Flag.
The roll call was taken with 13 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Clemons and
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja were recorded absent.
Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.
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DISCUSSION
Discussion with Charles McIntyre, Director of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission regarding the keno
component of Senate Bill 191.
Director McIntyre
Good evening, and thank you for allowing me to attend. What you have before you is two different handouts.
One is a very basic description of how keno works, and one is a FAQ for would-be retailers from the State of
New Hampshire which runs through all the questions you may or may not have as to how the game operates.
In my past life, | was the Assistant Director of the Massachusetts Lottery. Before that | was an organized crime
prosecutor. | joke | went from discouraging bookies to becoming one. One of our jobs in Massachusetts was
to raise revenue. What we found was is about 2 % percent of all keno sales in Massachusetts are New
Hampshire residents focused on the borders. Five of the largest keno retailers in the world are on the borders
of New Hampshire and Massachusetts in Massachusetts, 3 actually form part of the border. In some cases the
parking is in New Hampshire and the building is in Massachusetts. VWWhat we found was we were selling a lot of
tickets to people from New Hampshire. | became the director of New Hampshire seven years ago. | moved
my family up here, my wife and two sons.
It was a good topic for a long time in Concord. They asked me about the math and numbers. The amount of
keno being spent in a location is very low. Its $5 - $10 is the most likely being spent. What is more likely is
people actually having a sandwich and a beer, spending more money in that respect. We found it actually
increases the overall spend of the location more than it does keno sales. This senate bill went 3 or 4 times
through and this latest version has the highest commission rate for stores in the US. There is no cost for
materials for the bars in question. The legislature wanted to make sure each jurisdiction that might have it or
has locations which are eligible which are pouring establishments only — no convenience stores, no
supermarkets — only those locations that actually pour liquor or spirits — beer and wine — and within the location
where those poured establishments pour. For example, Chili’s has a separate bar area. It would be only in the
bar, not in the restaurant. Those jurisdictions would have the ability of the vote of the citizens to approve or not
approve it, which is consistent with three years ago when the lottery was approved. It had to be voted on by
every city and town in New Hampshire. In fact there are still ten that have never authorized lottery sales for
