If I am reading this little snippet right...just as I suspected...NO MONEY DIRECTED TOWARDS SALEM! WHY ARE YOU AS CITIZENS OK WITH THIS!?!?!?!?

Money better go towards decreasing the Salem Tax payers or i'm not voting for this!!!!

Susan, this article only mentions how the state revenue will be dispersed. If the town were granted a license, Salem and all surrounding towns would receive an annual revenue percentage.

We only get 3 % this we be used to lower your tax rate. After we buy new police cars and more police officer and more ambulances and fire fighters. And a new jail to hold the extra people that come here to have some fun and get carried away.

Union grubs should keep their hands off TAXPAYER MONEY.

Ok people lets come back to reality. When have you ever seen government at any level receive some sort of new revinue and they used every last penny of it to lower the current tax rate? The best thing we can hope for/demand is that the so called 3% or what ever it is ends up being earmarked for specific expenditures and those expenditures only. The worst thing that could happen is that it ends up in the general fund.

Call me what you want but those are the facts. Just take a look at the gas tax and what happens to those funds and you'll realize what I'm saying is true.

If we allow gambling in the state, then allow it, don't make it a pay-for-play crony capitalism scheme. Tax it like every other legitimate business. Stop with the corporatism already. The people of Salem will be screwed by this.

The older I get the less I laugh, and that is such a sin because this stuff is funny! First and biggest mistake? Trusting a politician!!!!!! :-(

Salem needs to get more compensation for the town than 3%. We will have more traffic, more crime, more wear on our roads and they think 3% is a fair cut? No Way. If this isn't changed don't vote yes...

On top of the 3% of the gross that Salem would receive, there will be the property tax on the value of the new building.

Stephen Campbell

It's like a water torture! The state should just take the property instead of just grinding the owners down. The state has allowed so many types of gaming and if they get their cut it is good! Just like booze the state gets money to sell it and then takes money to fix the problems booze creates. Money out/money in

Residents need to realize that if this land is not developed into a casino, it will be sold off within 3-5 years and most likely broken up into several different uses. The possibility of condominiums and apartments exists. This will further burden the taxpayers, public safety and the school system without adequate compensation. The track already hosts gambling off all kinds. The patrons arrive via Route 93 and leave via 93 without ever entering the town. On top of the 3%, the town can negotiate for additional compensation for fire, ems and police. The same people who complain about bringing gambling to NH are the same who bitch about their taxes! There needs to be viable solution to solve the education and infrastructure issues in NH. Without it, we will remain a second class state!