NHLA Bill Review: HB591 (2025) Detail

HB591 (2025) Detail

(New Title) relative to hours for keno gaming.

HB 591-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

05/01/2025 1628s

2025 SESSION

25-0772

02/11

HOUSE BILL 591-FN

AN ACT relative to hours for keno gaming.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Ball, Rock. 25

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill expands permitted keno hours of operation.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/01/2025 1628s 25-0772

02/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to hours for keno gaming.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Operation of Keno Games. Amend RSA 284:47, I to read as follows:

I. A licensee may operate keno games at its business during the business' hours of operation [between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 a.m].

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

LBA

25-0772

5/19/25

HB 591-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2025-1628s)

AN ACT expanding hours for keno gaming on weekends.

FISCAL IMPACT:


Estimated State Impact
	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Revenue	$0	$1,303,874	$2,607,748	$2,607,748
Revenue Fund(s)	Lottery Fund/Education Trust Fund - Lottery revenue is credited to the lottery fund, with net revenues after expenditures being credited to the state education trust fund.
Expenditures*	$0	$0	$0	$0
Funding Source(s)	None
Appropriations*	$0	$0	$0	$0
Funding Source(s)	None
Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:

This bill expands permitted keno hours of operation. The Lottery Commission indicates this bill expands the allowed time frame for operation of Keno games, currently daily from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., by further allowing operation whenever licensees are open for business. As some licensees are open 24 hours a day, this bill would allow for 24 hour operation of Keno.

The Lottery Commission makes the following assumptions regarding the fiscal impact of the bill:

It will take the Commission and its system vendor approximately 6 months to develop the system change, test it, and execute the system release. This is due to several large-scale system changes and implementations already mapped out thru the end of CY 2025.
The Commission anticipates most new sales would result from bar and tavern Keno players that purchase multi-draw tickets at establishments open past 1 a.m., as well as early morning Keno players that purchase tickets at convenience stores and grocery stores in the municipalities that offer Keno.
Each licensee sets their own hours of operation, so while it is hard to make a granular estimate, the Lottery assumes the additional 10 hours per day would increase annual sales by about 18% once implemented.
FY 2024 Keno sales were about $56,690,196. There are 61,320 draws per fiscal year, resulting in average sales per draw of $924.
Added hours of operation will increase sales at bars and taverns that remain open after 1 a.m. and convenience and grocery stores that open before 11 a.m.
With the additional draws, the Lottery anticipates additional sales of $10,123,249, or an 18% increase in topline sales.

The Lottery Commission provided the following breakdown of costs and amount anticipated to the Education Trust Fund on a fiscal year basis:

	FY 2026 (Assuming 01/01/26 Start)	FY 2027 and Beyond
Total Fiscal Year Sales for Additional a.m. Draws	$5,061,625	$10,123,249
Licensee Commission (8%)	($404,930)	($809,860)
Amount to the State	$4,656,695	$9,313,389
Less: Lottery Administrative Costs (2%)	($93,134)	($186,268)
Less: Prize Payouts (70%)	($3,259,687)	($6,519,373)
Net Education Trust Fund Revenue	$1,303,874	$2,607,748

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Lottery Commission

Amendments

Date	Amendment
April 16, 2025	2025-1628s

Action Dates Show/hide past dates

Date	Body	Type
Feb. 4, 2025	House	Hearing
Feb. 11, 2025	House	Exec Session
Feb. 11, 2025	House	Floor Vote
March 19, 2025	Senate	Hearing
	Senate	Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB591 Revision: 47965 Date: May 19, 2025, 2:56 p.m.
HB591 Revision: 47802 Date: April 16, 2025, 12:20 p.m.
HB591 Revision: 46482 Date: Jan. 15, 2025, 4:01 p.m.

Docket

May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1628s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

May 1, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1628s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1628s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

April 17, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1628s, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19

March 12, 2025: Hearing: 03/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:50 am; SC 13

March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7

March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 24

Feb. 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/11/2025 (Vote 16-4; RC) HC 14 P. 17

Feb. 5, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204

Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204