Revision: Oct. 20, 2025, 11:40 a.m.
Rep. Ohm, Hills. 10
Rep. Manohar, Hills. 9
Rep. Almy, Graf. 17
October 2, 2025
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09/08
Amendment to HB 660-FN-LOCAL
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT requiring historic horse racing facilities and video lottery terminal licensees to compensate their host communities with a percentage of the revenue generated.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Video Lottery Terminals; Revenue Share. Amend RSA 287-J:6, III(a) to read as follows:
(a) Each licensee shall distribute 35 percent of the amount collected under paragraph III as follows:
(1) 50 percent to charitable organizations with whom the licensee contracts on each licensed game date. Each VLT licensee must contract with 2 licensed charitable organizations for each game date.
(2) 30 percent to the municipality in which the licensee operates.
(3) 10 percent to the county in which the licensee operates.
(4) 10 percent equally divided between any city or town that abuts the municipality in which the licensee operates.
2 Pari-Mutuel Pools; Tax. Amend RSA 284:23, I(d) to read as follows:
(d)(1) Each person, association, or corporation licensed to conduct historic horse race wagering shall collect a sum equal to 25 percent of revenues generated from historic horse race pari-mutuel pools after breakage and payment of winnings to patrons. Each licensee that conducts wagering on historic horse races shall distribute 35 percent of the amount collected under this paragraph as follows:
(A) 50 percent to charitable organizations with whom the licensee contracts on each licensed game date. Charitable organizations from within the executive council district where the licensee is located shall be given preference, and no charitable organization shall be eligible for more than 10 dates of revenue under this section, within a 12 month period. Each licensee operating historic horse racing machines must contract with 2 licensed charitable organizations for each game date.
(B) 30 percent to the municipality in which the licensee operates.
(C) 10 percent to the county in which the licensee operates.
(D) 10 percent equally divided between any city or town that abuts the municipality in which the licensee operates.
(2) The remainder of the total amount collected by the licensee under this paragraph shall be paid to the lottery commission for use according to the special fund established under RSA 284:21-j.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires historic horse racing facilities and video lottery terminal licensees to transfer a percentage of the revenue generated, after breakage and payment of winnings, to host municipalities.