{"id":118247,"date":"2019-10-26T22:58:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T05:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=118247"},"modified":"2019-10-27T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T18:41:50","slug":"nh-gov-sununu-tells-boston-station-sports-betting-will-start-by-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nh-gov-sununu-tells-boston-station-sports-betting-will-start-by-january\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Tells Boston Radio Station Sports Betting Will Start By January"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to get in a little dig at his neighbor last week. The Republican made a surprise call to WEEI, a sports radio station in Boston, after host Mike \u201cMut\u201d Mutnansky lamented that Massachusetts hasn\u2019t acted on it yet.<\/p>\n

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (left), shown speaking to officials in Seabrook, N.H., recently called into a Boston radio show to promote the state’s efforts to legalize sports betting. He expects the first bets to be placed by January. (Image: Twiiter.com\/GovChrisSununu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Hampshire<\/a>, meanwhile, has received proposals from vendors wanting to offer online applications and brick-and-mortar sportsbooks. The New Hampshire Lottery is also looking for a vendor to run its portion of the state\u2019s sports betting operations.<\/p>\n

Sununu told radio host Mut that sportsbooks of some type would open in New Hampshire before the NFL season ends, and the governor can’t wait to bet on the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

I told my team, I said, \u2018Look, I don’t care how we do this, but we’re going to be fair about it,\u2019 and I’m going to be placing a bet on Tom Brady and the over before this season is done,\u201d Sununu said. \u201cYou guys have got to go fast, fast, fast. And it looks like we’re on track, we’re hoping to get some stuff open as soon as January.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The governor later added that he\u2019s been a proponent of legalizing sports betting since the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in May 2018. When the New Hampshire legislature met earlier this year, they passed a sports betting law that allows the state lottery to regulate it.<\/p>\n

Lottery: No New Details Yet<\/h2>\n

According to a timeline the lottery published when it released the solicitation back in August, officials expected to begin contract negotiations with selected vendors on or around Oct. 17.<\/p>\n

Last month, the lottery announced it received 13 proposals<\/a>, but it did not break down how many of those responses were for the lottery portion, the online portion, the retail portion, or any combination of those.<\/p>\n

A spokesman told Casino.org<\/em> last week they were still \u201cworking through the RFP process\u201d and would share additional information later.<\/p>\n

Per the lottery\u2019s initial timeline, state officials expect to approve final contracts on Nov. 20. Six weeks from that date is New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

‘A No-Brainer’<\/h2>\n

When New Hampshire takes that first bet, it\u2019ll join Rhode Island as the only New England states to offer legal sports betting. Like Rhode Island, New Hampshire expects to court Massachusetts residents to cross the state line and place bets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s just like a no-brainer, and it’s always baffled me why Massachusetts has kind of put the brakes on this one,\u201d Sununu said.<\/p>\n

He later added:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen it comes to sports betting, it’s just an awesome opportunity for us. I know Rhode Island jumped into it, they’ve been doing very well with it. Massachusetts seems to be this black hole, so we’re going to pick up the slack until Massachusetts figures out what to do. But until then, again, in the next few months, you’re going to see it up here, and I think it’s going to be an awesome opportunity for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

New Hampshire\u2019s population is only about 1.4 million, so it will look to Massachusetts \u2013 particularly, the Boston metropolitan area \u2013 to generate a good portion of its sports betting revenue. The region is one of the most frenzied sports markets in the US, with teams in all four major sports leagues that have passionate fan bases.<\/p>\n

Boston\u2019s metropolitan population is 4.7 million, with about 4.3 million residing in Massachusetts. Nearby, the Worcester, Mass. metropolitan area consists of more than 900,000 residents who are also within a short drive to the New Hampshire border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to get in a little dig at his neighbor last week. The Republican made a surprise call to WEEI, a sports radio station in Boston, after host Mike \u201cMut\u201d Mutnansky lamented that Massachusetts hasn\u2019t acted on it yet. New Hampshire, meanwhile, has received proposals from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":118248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNH Gov. Sununu Tells Boston Station Sports Betting Will Start By January<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gov. 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