Keno
Summary: Keno is a game where you can purchase a ticket and select numbers, and then a random number generator chooses 20 numbers pays out depending on how many numbers you matched. A drawing occurs every five minutes daily.
According to a new State law, Keno games will be allowed in every municipality as of June 1, 2027, unless they vote to prohibit Keno games. This question asks whether voters want to prohibit the operation of Keno games in the City of Lebanon.
Vote for the ban if : You want to prohibit an additional gambling method that has not previously been allowed in the city.
Vote against the ban if: You want additional revenue for gambling clubs in the city.
Do you want to submit a public argument for or against this measure? Contact us with your argument; no more than 1000 characters.
Shall we prohibit the operation of Keno games within the City of Lebanon?
In 2017, state legislation went into effect authorizing municipalities to allow the operation of Keno games in their community and Keno was only permitted in communities that had expressly voted to allow it. Keno is a game where a player purchases a ticket and selects up to 20 numbers from a field of 80 numbers. A random number generator chooses 20 numbers at random and the player is paid out depending on the number of matches of the selected numbers. A drawing occurs every five minutes daily.
In 2025, the State legislature amended RSA 284:41 – 51-a, which now provides that Keno games will be allowed in every municipality as of June 1, 2027, except for those municipalities which have voted to expressly prohibit such games.
This question asks whether voters want to prohibit the operation of Keno games in the City of Lebanon.
A “yes” vote to this question signifies that the voter is in favor of prohibiting the operation of Keno games in the City.
A “no” vote to this question signifies that the voter is in favor of allowing the operation of Keno games in the City.
Regardless of the outcome, the City may choose to reconsider this issue at any future municipal election.
Should the majority of voters vote ‘yes’ to the question, the City will inform the Lottery Commission that the game has been prohibited in the City of Lebanon, and no Keno licenses may be issued to retailers within the City.
Should the majority of voters vote ‘no’ to the question, lottery retailers in the City will be eligible to apply for and receive a license to operate Keno games beginning on June 1, 2027.