{"id":327672,"date":"2024-08-12T15:04:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=327672"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:04:15","slug":"new-hampshire-city-plans-new-regulations-on-casino-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-hampshire-city-plans-new-regulations-on-casino-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire City Plans New Regulations on Casino Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keene, New Hampshire\u2019s<\/a> City Council may approve new restrictions next month on where gaming properties can be located. The likely zones for casinos will be in the city\u2019s commercial district.<\/p>\n

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Keene, N.H., downtown gazebo, pictured above. City officials are planning to restrict casino locations. (Image: Visiting New England)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Council members are working to prevent charitable casinos<\/a> from many downtown areas, according to the Keene Sentinel<\/em>, a local news outlet.<\/p>\n

Casino Restrictions<\/h2>\n

The new ordinance would place many other restrictions<\/a> on casinos. City officials are planning to regulate the size of casinos. The current proposal says they should be at least 10,000 square feet. An earlier proposal put their minimum size at 20,000 square feet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The newest plan also says how close they can be to schools, religious sites, and residential properties, the report added.<\/p>\n

Casinos likely can\u2019t be located within 200 feet of a house of worship, daycare center, or school. They also can\u2019t be sited within 250 feet of a residence. Just one casino can be on a lot and casinos must be 500 feet or more from one another.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d say probably the biggest change is that \u2026 it didn\u2019t necessarily make sense \u2026 for a charitable gaming facility to occur in the downtown growth district,\u201d Keene Senior Planner Mari Brunner said last week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe \u2026 downtown growth [zone<\/a>] is intended for a more walkable, pedestrian-oriented environment,\u201d Brunner added.<\/p>\n

Keene Community Development Director Jesse Rounds explained that casinos lead to more traffic and the need for increased parking.<\/p>\n

The areas that casinos can be located include West Street, from Island Street to the bypass, Winchester Street, south of Island Street and north of Cornwell Drive, Main Street south of Route 101 and north of Silent Way, and Ash Brook Road, the Sentinel<\/em> reported. Key Road and Kit Street are also allowed locations.<\/p>\n

City officials will next consider the casino regulations during Sept. 11 and 19 meetings.<\/p>\n

Only one single gaming property, Wonder Casino, is operating in Keene. It could remain at its current location despite new regulations, according to current plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Property Owner Complains<\/h2>\n

The proposed ordinance is hampering plans for a casino in Keene\u2019s Central Square.<\/p>\n

Local property owner Dorrie Masten claimed the new regulations came about after she proposed a new casino for that neighborhood.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m hoping the city allows charitable gaming anywhere in our downtown,\u201d Masten was quoted by the New Hampshire Business Review <\/em>last year. \u201cAnywhere, whether it be my property or someone else\u2019s property. There currently is no restriction, and there wasn\u2019t a restriction until I asked about it and put in an application<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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