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Where sports betting is available in New Hampshire
At present, the New Hampshire Lottery has only two active retail sportsbooks and licensed two operators. The only N.H. sportsbooks are located inside The Brook which is housed in the town of Seabrook and South Side Tavern which is located in Manchester. Both sportsbooks are powered by DraftKings.
As for others that want to join the market, a bidding process will take place, during which the regulator will assess the business credentials of each candidate.
However, as a customer, you can expect to find five online/mobile New Hampshire sportsbooks and 10 retail outlets when the market has fully matured.
An important aspect to note about land-based sports betting locations in New Hampshire is that they will first have to be approved by local voters. Cities such as Somersworth, Laconia, Berlin, Claremont, and Manchester have already approved them in November of 2019.
Surprisingly, more populated cities such as Concord, Nashua, Rochester, and Dover voted against retail sportsbooks in their areas.
The New Hampshire Lottery is currently accepting bids for sportsbook operators, but they have already given the green light to DraftKings and Intralot to begin operations.
DraftKings launched a mobile sports betting app and site in December of 2019. They will open retail sportsbooks in cities that approved that measure such as they did at The Brook and South Side Tavern. Intralot only has retail sports betting authorization and is looking to launch sometime soon as well.
A bill is currently in the state legislature that would legalize in-game betting at retail locations and would also increase the number of retail sportsbooks possible in the state. However, the likelihood that bill will pass is unknown.
What are the best legal sportsbooks in New Hampshire?
At this stage, we can’t say which retail or online sports betting sites are the best in New Hampshire as the options are limited.
DraftKings is the only active online sportsbook in New Hampshire and operates the only retail betting venue, so they would have to claim this title by default. Intralot is the current lottery gaming provider so when they introduce sports betting it should be a seamless transition.
What we do know, however, is that each new one will be overseen by the state lottery. This means you can be confident that each of New Hampshire’s 15 sportsbooks will be highly regulated, highly reputable and of the highest quality.
More sportsbooks in N.H. will have to be confirmed for us to give a more definitive answer.
What are the top online betting sites in New Hampshire?
The title of “top online betting site in New Hampshire” will again have to go to DraftKings as they are the only ones operating at this time.
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But again, we can’t answer this question until more sites go live. However, as a consumer, you’ll have the choice of five New Hampshire mobile betting sites when the market fully develops.
Given what we already know about other US sports betting states, FanDuel, 888, William Hill and GVC will likely compete for a license. What’s more, under the terms of HB480, in-play betting will be available online (not offline or for collegiate sports) and remote registration is possible but not necessary.
Until they enter the market, DraftKings will be the best and only option for New Hampshire sports bettors.
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New Hampshire sports betting FAQs
What is the legal sports betting age in New Hampshire?
Unlike most sports betting states, New Hampshire bookmakers can take bets from customers aged 18 or older.
Can you bet on sports online in New Hampshire?
Yes! Thanks to some last-minute tweaks, New Hampshire will license five online operators. This means you’ll be able to bet on sports via your mobile within state lines.
Is betting on New Hampshire collegiate sports allowed?
No, New Hampshire has taken the same model as New Jersey and New York and will not allow residents to bet on state-based collegiate teams or athletes. Collegiate sporting events that occur in the state also can not see any action being out on them.
What is the New Hampshire sports betting tax rate?
Based on early projections, licensed NH sportsbooks are expected to contribute between $1.5 million and $7.5 million in tax revenue on an annual basis. DraftKings will have to give up 51% of its online sports betting revenue and 50% of its retail revenue in the form of taxes. Intralot will have to do the same for its land-based sports betting operations.
New Hampshire sports betting timeline
Sports betting in New Hampshire became legal in June 2019. In what became something of a trend in 2019, the passage of House Bill 480 (HB480) was fairly smooth. After watching the likes of New Jersey and Delaware fight hard for their right to offer regulated sports betting, New Hampshire’s legal chambers wanted a quicker resolution.
Fortunately, with those states and others putting in the groundwork and setting a precedent, that wasn’t hard. After the House received HB480 in January, it started to gain traction. By March, a report supporting the bill was published and that allowed it to go before the Ways and Means Committee. After pinging back-and-forth between the House and Senate for amendments, a final draft was voted on in June.
The Senate made three key amendments during its final vote, something the House (as the originator of HB480) had to agree on. Once the House concurred, legal sports betting in New Hampshire was a lock. All that was needed to set the regulatory wheels in motion was a signature from Governor Chris Sununu. That came on July 16 and, with that, New Hampshire bookmakers were no longer illegal.
With a legal framework in place, the New Hampshire Lottery assumed control of the industry. Under the terms of HB480, the Lottery will be in charge of regulating, licensing and overseeing the integrity of New Hampshire’s sports betting industry. In practice, HB480 sets out provisions for 10 retail bookmakers and five New Hampshire online sports betting sites.
Additionally, one of the most interesting aspects of this state’s sports betting laws is that the legal minimum age will be 18 instead of 21.
The process to get sports betting legal wasn’t a long-drawn-out affair. Within six months, both the House and Senate agreed to follow the likes of Pennsylvania and make betting on sports legal in New Hampshire.
January 2019 – House Bill 480 (HB480) is introduced. Two scheduled hearings were pushed back before it was finally read by House representatives in February.
March 2019 – Following three work sessions in February, a minority subcommittee report and a majority subcommittee report were published in March. The former suggested that New Hampshire sports betting laws were unsuitable while the other sought to pass HB480 without amendment. It was the latter that received a favorable vote.
April 2019 – With the House happy that regulated sports betting was viable, the Senate got to work on the bill. A few tweaks saw the bill pass through the Senate in May and finally go before a vote in June.
June 2019 – Happy that betting on sports would benefit New Hampshire, the Senate prepared to vote. HB480 ultimately received support from the chamber but with some amendments. The main issues addressed were the ways in which customers placed mobile bets (geolocation provisions), the number of licensees (making sure it allowed multiple online operators), wagering limits and the types of operators granted a license (only reputable brands).
July 2019 – Once the House concurred with the amendments, HB480 was sent to Governor Sununu. Having been supportive of the efforts up until that point, he eventually signed the bill on July 16, making regulated sports betting sites in New Hampshire a reality.
January 2021 – NH Rep. Tim Lang, the same person who wrote House Bill 480 that legalized sports betting in New Hampshire, introduced another bill to expand the market. He introduced House Bill 330 to start off the 2021 legislative session in an attempt to give retail sportsbooks the ability to accept in-game wagers and to expand the number of retail sportsbooks possible in the state.