What

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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH
Overview of the Public Engagement
Process Presentation to Governors Study
Commission on Expanded Gaming December 15,
2009 Community conversations to
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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH

• Goals
• Engage several hundred citizens of NH in informed
  deliberations about a critical public policy
  issue
• Create diverse discussion groups that reflect a
  wide range of backgrounds and views on the
  question of expanded gaming
• Produce a summary report that is impartial,
  useful, valid, and reliable

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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH
The Process Identify 8-10 communities Recruit
participants Recruit and train
facilitators Develop discussion materials, using
NHCPP reports Conduct intensive, extended
deliberations integrating facts, values,
concerns, creative ideas
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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH

• Potential Locations
• Berlin Littleton
• Concord Manchester
• Keene Portsmouth
• Laconia Salem
• Lebanon

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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH
Assessment of Results Pre- and
post-questionnaires regarding understanding and
attitudes Participants assessment of the
deliberative process Dissemination of our
experience for other states
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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH
Staff Bruce Mallory, Professor of Education,
Carsey Institute Fellow, UNH Martha Parker.
Doctoral Student, Department of Education,
UNH Michele Holt-Shannon, Associate Director,
Discovery Program, UNH Mica Stark, Director of
Outreach and Engagement, Carsey Institute,
UNH Charlie French, Community and Economic
Development Specialist, Cooperative Extension,
UNH Jim Noucas, Portsmouth Listens In-kind
contributions
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Whats At Stake? Community conversations to
weigh the benefits and risks of expanded legal
gambling in NH

• Funding
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• University of New Hampshire