Vote to deem inexpedient to legislate a bill that would allow for the expansion of gambling facilities and regulate these new facilities.

-The availability of local resources to support services necessary to support the projected guest volume; -The immediate and long range fiscal feasibility of the applicant's proposed project; -The character and fitness of the owners of the facility; -Whether the applicant has obtained approval of the municipality in which the project is proposed by local referendum; -A minimum capital investment of $10 million in the construction or renovation of the facility location; -An agreement with the operator to operate video gaming at the facility in a matter that is consistent with this chapter; -The availability of space for charitable gaming to take place; and -A floor plan suitable for the operation of video lottery that is consistent with this chapter.

-The availability of local resources to support services necessary to support the projected guest volume; -The immediate and long range fiscal feasibility of the applicant's proposed project; -The character and fitness of the owners of the facility; -Whether the applicant has obtained approval of the municipality in which the project is proposed by local referendum; -The process of licensure of a destination golf resort and convention center as a facility license; -A requirement that the facility bring additional economic opportunities to the surrounding region including job creation, increased revenue, and increased tax revenue; -A requirement that the facility be in a town along the Massachusetts border and be reasonably accessible by a major highway that connects New Hampshire and Massachusetts; and -A requirement that the facility involve at least 150,000 square feet of new building space, of which at least 33 percent is used for non-gaming purposes, that at least 50,000 square feet is used for convention and meeting space, that at least 5,000 square feet is used by charities for charitable gaming, and that an 18-hole championship golf course is constructed on the facility.

-$50 million for an operator licensee seeking to operate where live horse racing was authorized as of January 1, 2009 or at a destination golf resort and convention center; -$20 million to operate at a facility where live dog racing was authorized as of January 1,2009; and -$10 million to operate at a north country facility.

-30 percent of income be paid to the state for the costs of regulation, administration and enforcement of this chapter; -3 percent of income be paid to the municipality in which the facility is located; -2 percent of income given to the state treasurer to be divided equally amongst each county for "property tax relief"; -1 percent of income distributed to municipalities contiguous to municipalities in which video lottery machine facilities are located; -1 percent of income paid to the state treasurer and credited to the commissioner of the department of health and human services to support programs established to treat problem gambling; -0.5 percent of income paid to the division of travel and tourism development, department of resources and economic development for the purpose of promoting tourism in the state; -0.5 percent of income paid equally to the police standards and training council fund and the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund; -1 percent of income from machines at a north country facility paid to the state treasurer and credited to the racing and charitable gaming commission to enhance live racing purses; and -1 percent of income dedicated to operations of the Nashua to Boston commuter rail service.

Vote to pass a bill that allows for the expansion of gambling facilities and regulates these new facilities.

-The availability of local resources to support services necessary to support the projected guest volume; -The immediate and long range fiscal feasibility of the applicant's proposed project; -The character and fitness of the owners of the facility; -Whether the applicant has obtained approval of the municipality in which the project is proposed by local referendum; -A minimum capital investment of $10 million in the construction or renovation of the facility location; -An agreement with the operator to operate video gaming at the facility in a matter that is consistent with this chapter; -The availability of space for charitable gaming to take place; and -A floor plan suitable for the operation of video lottery that is consistent with this chapter.

-The availability of local resources to support services necessary to support the projected guest volume; -The immediate and long range fiscal feasibility of the applicant's proposed project; -The character and fitness of the owners of the facility; -Whether the applicant has obtained approval of the municipality in which the project is proposed by local referendum; -The process of licensure of a destination golf resort and convention center as a facility license; -A requirement that the facility bring additional economic opportunities to the surrounding region including job creation, increased revenue, and increased tax revenue; -A requirement that the facility be in a town along the Massachusetts border and be reasonably accessible by a major highway that connects New Hampshire and Massachusetts; and -A requirement that the facility involve at least 150,000 square feet of new building space, of which at least 33 percent is used for non-gaming purposes, that at least 50,000 square feet is used for convention and meeting space, that at least 5,000 square feet is used by charities for charitable gaming, and that an 18-hole championship golf course is constructed on the facility.

-$50 million for an operator licensee seeking to operate where live horse racing was authorized as of January 1, 2009 or at a destination golf resort and convention center; -$20 million to operate at a facility where live dog racing was authorized as of January 1,2009; and -$10 million to operate at a north country facility.

-30 percent of income be paid to the state for the costs of regulation, administration and enforcement of this chapter; -3 percent of income be paid to the municipality in which the facility is located; -2 percent of income given to the state treasurer to be divided equally amongst each county for "property tax relief"; -1 percent of income distributed to municipalities contiguous to municipalities in which video lottery machine facilities are located; -1 percent of income paid to the state treasurer and credited to the commissioner of the department of health and human services to support programs established to treat problem gambling; -0.5 percent of income paid to the division of travel and tourism development, department of resources and economic development for the purpose of promoting tourism in the state; -0.5 percent of income paid equally to the police standards and training council fund and the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund; -1 percent of income from machines at a north country facility paid to the state treasurer and credited to the racing and charitable gaming commission to enhance live racing purses; and -1 percent of income dedicated to operations of the Nashua to Boston commuter rail service.

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