During the Meredith Town Meeting, Young recounted how they had taken a run-down building on Main Street and spent a year renovating it “into something nice” before opening to the public. Instead, by a 34-116 vote, residents defeated the article that would have allowed Meredith businesses to offer the game. Since the game went live on Dec. 15, businesses offering keno have reported that sales increased between 15 and 20 percent. Businesses offering the game keep 8 percent of the proceeds, along with bonuses for selling winning tickets of $10,000 or greater. “It would have helped our business,” Harding said of Lakeview Tavern, “and it would have generated some revenue.

Source: Daily Sun March 21, 2018 04:30 UTC