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I’m going to talk about how casinos exist in states where they aren’t legal. And I’m not talking about casinos on reservation land or casino cruises.
If you were to take a look at a list of every state where casinos are legal, you might notice that New Hampshire isn’t on that list. So let me tell you about my experience working as a card dealer in a casino in New Hampshire.
I had always been fond of poker as well as other card games and gambling in general, so for my 18th birthday I wanted to go to a casino. In the majority of states, the legal gambling age is 21, but in New Hampshire it’s only 18. You might be asking why the legal gambling age at all if casinos are illegal, and the answer is the lottery. The state’s gotta make its sweet, sweet lottery money. New Hampshire was actually the first state to establish a lottery. Also betting on bingo and horse races is legal. Greyhound racing was legal for a while but has since been repealed.
The way the New Hampshire law is written up is that ‘All games of chance are illegal’ Casinos are illegal. So why is it that I was able to find a number of casinos easily for my 18th birthday? Well it’s because they’re not technically casinos, but we’ll come back to that.
