An undetermined number of residents also gamble online on illegal gambling websites that are not state regulated. New Hampshire also permits several other forms of gambling, such as bingo and poker, with a portion of proceeds benefitting charities. State revenue for gambling goes towards education programs, and since our official lottery began over $1.8 billion has been generated for this purpose. We were the first state to have a lottery, which was established in 1964, and in 2017 it generated net revenue of $76 million. Some forms of gambling have been permitted in New Hampshire since 1933, when pari-mutuel betting began, followed by the opening of the Rockingham Park horse track and later the Seabrook dog track.*
