The New Hampshire Senate this week was expected to pass H 480, a sports betting already approved by the House. It was expected to add an amendment to that bill, however.
If the Senate does pass an amended bill, it would have to return to the House for reconciliation. Its sponsor, Rep. Timothy Lang, told Legal Sports Report: “I anticipate the House will concur with the Senate and it will pass. If it does go to a committee of conference, I expect they will work it out, but I honestly believe they will just concur on the House floor and be done.”
The amendment to cap the number of mobile operators at five was recommended by the Ways and Means Committee. Lang supported the amendment: “The cap of five clearly defines that it’s not a monopolistic venture,” he said.
Other amendments are being considered in the House, such as allowing the state lottery to set the number of caps on retail sports books.
Lang estimates that the earliest date for passing the amended House bill would be May 30. Once an amended bill passes both chambers, Lang expects Governor Chris Sununu to sign it.
