New Hampshire game operator employer bonds.
From $100.
New Hampshire's charitable games of chance are regulated under RSA 287-D, through the Lottery Commission. A game operator employer, the company that runs the games for charities, must post a bond in an amount the Lottery's Investigation & Compliance Division sets. Pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a New Hampshire game operator employer bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard game operator bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Lottery Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount the Lottery Commission set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Lottery Commission
Submit the executed bond (obligee: NH Lottery Commission) with your game operator employer application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the game operator bond actually covers
New Hampshire allows licensed charities to run games of chance — table games, poker and similar — under RSA 287-D, run on their behalf by licensed game operators. A game operator employer is the company that employs the dealers and operators and conducts the games for the charity, and it must be bonded.
The bond is conditioned on the operator's compliance with RSA 287-D and the Lottery's rules (Lot 7200). It protects the state and the benefiting charities — guaranteeing the charity payments owed and the state taxes due, and backing against unpaid fees or unapproved game operations.
The amount is set by the Lottery's Investigation & Compliance Division based on the operator's anticipated outstanding charity payments and state taxes, and the obligee is the NH Lottery Commission. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Enter your figure and your price, from $100, appears at the application.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Lottery Commission. Submit the executed bond (obligee: NH Lottery Commission) with your game operator employer application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Lottery Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Game operator bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Commission set and file the same day.