
Illinois Lawmakers Approve New Sports Betting Tax Hike, Sparking Industry Concern
Illinois lawmakers have approved a new, last-minute sports betting tax hike as part of the state budget. This move is expected to disproportionately impact
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New Hampshire administers gambling through the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, which runs the state lottery and also carries the sports wagering function through a dedicated division. The state was among the first to move on sports betting after the federal prohibition fell, and it did so through the lottery rather than by standing up a new gaming commission. New Hampshire is the standard example of the single-operator model in American sports betting. Rather than licensing a competitive field, the state ran a procurement and awarded the mobile category on terms that gave it an unusually high revenue share, at the cost of the pricing and product competition a multi-licence market produces. Whether that trade favours the state is one of the more genuinely contested questions in American gambling policy, and both sides of it can be argued from New Hampshire's own numbers. This profile records the commission and its published sports wagering function, and leaves the rest as honest gaps. Licence types, fees, tax treatment, advertising rules and compliance obligations have not yet been verified against primary sources. Readers should not assume that the presence of licensed mobile sports betting implies any online casino offer, which in New Hampshire is a separate and unresolved question.
New Hampshire Lottery Commission governing law, including sports wagering

Illinois lawmakers have approved a new, last-minute sports betting tax hike as part of the state budget. This move is expected to disproportionately impact

Lawmakers in New Hampshire are currently considering a proposal, championed by Governor Kelly Ayotte, to replace existing Historical Horse Racing (HHR)
New Hampshire Lottery Commission
New Hampshire Lottery Commission