Fill in a KENO play slip with the number of spots (numbers) you want to play per game. Choose from 1 to 10 spots. Choose how much you want to wager on each game: $1. From Powerball, to Mega Millions, to Keno, to Megabucks, to scratch games: at the New Hampshire Lottery, your favorite lottery games are just a click away. Fast forward to the spring of 2018, residents in 56 towns across New Hampshire approved the sale of KENO 603. KENO 603 is on sale in more than 160 bars and restaurants and the New Hampshire Lottery is adding new sales locations weekly.
Keno sales started in New Hampshire on December 15, 2017. As of the summer of 2018, 63 towns and cities in New Hampshire allow keno at bars and restaurants.
What is keno?
The New Hampshire Lottery describes Keno as follows:
During each KENO 603 game, players choose from one to 12 numbers, and every five minutes a computer randomly generates and displays 20 winning numbers from 1 to 80 on a video monitor. A player may place a wager from $1 to $25 per game. The more numbers players match, the more they win.
Visit the NH Lottery website to learn more about the game of keno or to find where to play
How does keno work in NH?
Before any bar or restaurant can offer keno, the town or city must approve the game.
After that, establishments with a valid liquor license can apply for a $500 annual license to offer keno. The state then provides the keno equipment.
Where does the keno money go?
The licensee keeps 8% of the revenue from keno sales. 1% goes to the state for gambling addiction treatment and prevention. The remaining 91% – minuses expenses – goes to school funding.
In particular, keno provides extra revenue for full-day kindergarten programs. Before keno, all public kindergarten programs in the state were funded as half-day programs.
Since there hasn’t yet been a full year of keno, there is not yet a full financial report. However, in just the first six weeks of keno there were over $1 million in sales.
Is keno good for NH?
Keno supporters argue that it benefits the economy by boosting business at restaurants and bars. Keno also provides much-needed education funding.
Opponents argue that keno is too much like slot machines, and increases the risk of gambling addiction across the state.
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The electronic bingo game keno can now be played in some New Hampshire cities.
Seven cities out of the state’s 13 can now have “Keno 603” at designated bars and restaurants. They approved it in November.
Play starts Friday in Manchester, Nashua, Laconia, Berlin, Franklin, Somersworth and Claremont.
The New Hampshire Lottery lists about 40 eligible locations on its website. Keno establishments first have to be pre-approved by the state’s Lottery Commission and have liquor licenses.
The businesses will receive 8 percent of the profits. The rest of the revenue will go to help fund full-day kindergarten programs statewide.
As of Friday, about 40 establishments were set to offer the game to patrons. More will be added as applications get approved, lottery officials said. Here are the places to play:
Sweet Fire BBQ, Claremont
JJ's Wood Fire Pizza, Franklin
Brick Front Restaurant & Lounge, Laconia
405 Pub & Grill, Laconia
Hector's Food & Spirits, Laconia
VFW- POST #1670, Laconia
Club Manch Vegas, Manchester
Frickers Neighborhood Grill, Manchester
Backyard Brewery, Manchester
Billy's Sports Bar, Manchester
Moe Joe's Family Restaurant, Manchester
Southside Tavern, Manchester
Derryfield Country Club, Manchester
Yee Dynasty, Manchester
Theo's Restaurant & Lounge, Manchester
American Legion Post #2, Manchester
Brother's Restaurant & Lounge, Manchester
Olympus Pizza, Manchester
Penuches, Manchester
The 25th Lane, Manchester
Solana Bar & Grill, Manchester
Doogies Bar, Manchester
Chelby's Pizza, Manchester
Wild Rover Pub, Manchester
7 Star Pizza & Restaurant, Nashua
Slade Food & Spirits, Nashua
O'Briens Sports Bar, Nashua
Golden Dragon, Nashua
Tilted Kilt, Nashua
Shanghai Osaka Restaurant, Nashua
The River Casino, Nashua
Fody's, Nashua
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Lafayette Club, Nashua
Sky Venture NH, Nashua
Boston Billiards, Nashua
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Riverside BBQ, Nashua
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2 Doors Down, Somersworth