CONCORD — The Executive Council approved DraftKings to be the single vendor of sports betting in New Hampshire at its busy pre-Thanksgiving meeting Monday.
The meeting included Executive Councilor Russell Prescott (R-Kingston), saying he won’t run again, a unanimous vote that will zero out the Merrimack tolls on Jan. 1, a turkey named Joanna being pardoned and school children bringing Christmas decorations for Gov. Chris Sununu.
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