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New Hampshire lawmakers will be rolling the dice this week on a proposal that could bring a multimillion-dollar casino to Rockingham Park in Salem.
Supporters and opponents of a bill to allow four casinos in the Granite State have been lobbying hard for and against passage of House Bill 593.
Last week, backers sponsored luncheons at the Legislative Office Building in Concord to make their final pitches before the expected House of Representatives vote Wednesday.
Proponents are confident the legislation will pass. Opponents are skeptical of the bill, doubting it will receive enough support.
"We feel positive about the outcome," said Rich Killion, spokesman for Millennium Gaming of Las Vegas.
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The 20-acre resort - draped in silvery-blue reflective glass - literally curls to and fro like the ocean it embraces. Many see Revel as the lifeline for this down-on-its-luck gambling mecca in need of a revival.
As the 12th casino - the first built from the ground up since the game-changing Borgata opened in 2003 - Revel plans to move Atlantic City from primarily a day trip to overnight market that caters to leisure and group guests, conventioneers, and, of course, gamblers.
"It will be good for Atlantic City," said local resident Lucas Pineda, 40, a restaurant cook, as he walked past Revel last week on his way to work.
A heavy morning fog lifted to reveal the facade - covered in enough glass to fill 18 football fields. At 47 stories, it's now the city's tallest building and New Jersey's second tallest.
"It's a big casino," Pineda said, looking up. "It will bring them back."
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