HB 591-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0772
02/11
HOUSE BILL591-FN
AN ACTexpanding hours for keno gaming on weekends.
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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ANALYSIS
This bill expands permitted keno hours of operations on weekends.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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25-0772
02/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTexpanding hours for keno gaming on weekends.
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 weekdays between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 a.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 a.m.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
LBA
25-0772
1/8/25
HB 591-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTexpanding hours for keno gaming on weekends.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Revenue $0 $111,455 Increase $222,909 Increase $222,909 Increase
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
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
$111,455 Increase
$222,909 Increase
$222,909 Increase
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 extends the hours for Keno games from 11:00am to 1:00am, seven days a week, to 11:00am to 1:00am on weekdays and 8:00am to 1:00am on weekends. The Lottery Commission has provided the following assumptions relative to this bill:
FY 2026 (Assuming 01/01/26 Start) FY 2027 and Beyond
Total Keno Sales for Additional AM Draws $432,665 $865,330
Less: Licensee Commission (8%) ($34,613) ($69,226)
Amount to State (92%) $398,052 $796,104
Less: Lottery Administrative Cost (2%) ($7,961) ($15,922)
Less: Prize Payouts (70%) ($278,636) ($557,273)
Net Lottery Fund Revenue $111,455 $222,909
FY 2026 (Assuming 01/01/26 Start)
FY 2027 and Beyond
Total Keno Sales for Additional AM Draws
$432,665
$865,330
Less: Licensee Commission (8%)
($34,613)
($69,226)
Amount to State (92%)
$398,052
$796,104
Less: Lottery Administrative Cost (2%)
($7,961)
($15,922)
Less: Prize Payouts (70%)
($278,636)
($557,273)
Net Lottery Fund Revenue
$111,455
$222,909
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Lottery Commission