I. Upon receipt of an application under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:45 the lottery commission shall review the application and shall, in writing, grant or deny the application within 45 days of receipt.
II. The lottery commission shall deny a license application for any one of the following reasons:

Attorney's Note

Under the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
Class B misdemeanor[none]up to $1,200
For details, see N.H. Rev. Stat. 651:2

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 284:46

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(a) The license of the applicant has been previously revoked by the commission and has not been reinstated by the commission.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a crime provided for in this chapter or in any other chapter for any gaming offense.
(c) The applicant loses his or her liquor license after submitting the application.
III. No person who has been convicted of a felony or class A misdemeanor within the previous 10 years which has not been annulled by a court, or a class B misdemeanor within the past 5 years which has not been annulled by a court, or who has violated any of the statutes or rules governing charitable gambling in the past in this or in any other state shall be licensed under this subdivision, or rent, lease, sublease, or otherwise provide any hall or keno paraphernalia for the conduct of keno licensed under this subdivision.
IV. For retailers that apply for a license pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:45, VI (a)(1-9), the lottery commission shall only issue a license for an eligible location where keno tickets shall be sold and the game played within the area apportioned to distribute beverages pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:45. The lottery commission shall control the installation of the keno ticket terminals and ensure that the sale of the tickets is limited to the area apportioned to distribute beverages pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:45.