"I'm not particularly fond of gambling, but if the state is going to allow gambling for charitable purposes and we're getting into high-stakes stuff, I think the state should get some revenue from it," said Rep. Neal Kurk, R-Weare, chairman of the House Finance Committee.
Kurk told the New Hampshire Sunday News that he is filing a proposal to impose some type of state tax on high-stakes poker profits. He said he is not suggesting taxing winners. He wants to look at the income promoters are getting for setting up the games.
Promoters run the tournaments for a share of the entrance fees, then pay winners and turn over a share to the charity sponsoring the event.
In the past 10 months, about 30 charities have filed applications with the Attorney General's Office of Charitable Trusts to hold poker tournaments in Derry, Keene, Pembroke, Laconia and a half-dozen other communities.
Promoters stage the tournaments under the state gaming law that allows a charity to sponsor up to 10 so-called Monte Carlo fund-raisers each year. The charities must report to the state the prizes awarded, expenses paid and revenue raised, but there is no state oversight of the games, which are conducted under a permit obtained from the local police.
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