Plans for a casino in downtown Berlin may have been dashed by the legislature’s refusal to approve expanded gambling in New Hampshire but proponents promise they are not giving up.
“It’s too good a project to give up on,” said James Rafferty, president of N.H. Charitable Gaming.
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