Police back NH Gambling Bill
AP - LEADERS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE POLICE ASSOCIATION HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY TO BACK A SENATE-PASSED BILL WHICH WOULD LEGALIZE UP TO 5,000 SLOT MACHINES AND 150 TABLE GAMES. THEY ARGUED THAT A CASINO WOULD BRING NO MORE CRIME THAN A LARGE SHOPPING MALL AND SAID WITHOUT IT, CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS WOULD SUFFER. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE LAST WEEK BUT FACES A MORE DIFFICULT TEST IN THE HOUSE.
