Earlier this month, the year-long New Hampshire legal saga surrounding the forced sale of Andy Sanborn's Concord Casino came to a close. The process was drawn out and contentious, however in the end it didn't actually centre around the casino but around a historical horse racing (HHR) licence.
Sanborn, a former New Hampshire state senator, was forced to close and sell the casino last year. Attorney general John Formella last August accused Sanborn of misappropriating $844,000 (£660,846/€803,192) of Covid relief funds related to the casino and other businesses. No charges have been filed for that investigation, but Sanborn was arrested on 18 October on a separate charge for misrepresenting the casino’s gross receipts in order to obtain more relief funds.
After the first investigation was opened, Sanborn and the state began a legal battle that lasted almost a year. He was originally given a June deadline to sell, but that was extended multiple times. A deal was said to be i..