Construction has begun on what will be one of the largest of New Hampshire’s charitable-gaming casinos, on a section of a run-down parking lot at the Lilac Mall in Rochester.
The mall was purchased last year by Greg Carlin, the co-founder and former CEO of Rush Street Gaming, through his private G2 Gaming, LLC company. In an interview last week with Foster’s Daily Democrat, Carlin said the new casino has a targeted opening date in the first quarter of 2025.
“We are working on the mechanicals we will need,” Carlin told the newspaper. “We are placing conduits and installing electrical units. We have begun framing a few of the rooms, the poker room, the back-of-the-house office, and we will be putting on a new roof. Our plans include a nice restaurant and a bar as well as room for all the gaming tables.”
The casino, planned as 32,000 square feet of gaming and hospitality space, will offer table games including poker, blackjack, craps and roulette, along with historical horse racing machines, pool tables and other games. It will also include a full-service restaurant and bar.
Gaming facilities in New Hampshire donate a percentage of gambling proceeds to charitable organizations.
Elsewhere in New Hampshire, the zoning board of the town of Seabrook has approved the construction of up to 264 housing units on 75 acres by The Brook casino.
The terms of the consent decree hammered out between the town and RMH NH, LLC, the Las Vegas-headquartered owner of The Brook, grants the variances needed to build the complex, sending it to the town’s Planning Board for site plan review.
