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Nashua's Sheraton Hotel May Become a Castle-Themed Casino Resort

A historic hotel could soon house one of America's rare castle casinos. Will Nashua's gaming scene get a royal upgrade—and a bigger economic boost?

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Nashua's Sheraton Hotel May Become a Castle-Themed Casino Resort

Delaware North wants to turn the Sheraton Nashua hotel into a larger gaming and hotel destination under the Gate City Casino & Hotel name. The plan keeps the castle-inspired look of the hotel, including the Tudor-style exterior and moat-like gatehouse porte-cochere, while adding a new casino floor and a multistory parking garage beside the property.

The project would not replace the hotel. Instead, Delaware North plans to build around it on land near an existing pond. The company bought the Sheraton Nashua in October 2022 and has already spent money on upgrades, including a full refresh of guestrooms and suites.

Gate City Casino has operated in Nashua since 2022, but the current location sits in an industrial park. A relocation to the Sheraton site would give Delaware North a more visible casino hotel setup in southern New Hampshire.

The plan also lands at a time when New Hampshire gaming keeps growing. A law change last year allowed charitable casinos to offer slot-style video lottery terminals, often called VLTs. Those machines run faster than historical horse racing devices, which had been common across the 14 charitable gaming venues in the state.

Delaware North has handled hotel-to-casino work before. In New York, the company partnered with Suffolk Off-Track Betting to turn a Long Island hotel into Jake's 58, which opened in 2017 with more than 1,000 gaming machines.

New Hampshire rules also keep charitable giving tied to the casino model. Each gaming venue must name two nonprofit beneficiaries every day. Together, those groups receive 35% of gross gaming revenue. The state receives 31%, the New Hampshire Gaming Commission gets 2.5% for regulation, and 0.25% goes to the Governor's Commission on Addiction, Treatment, and Prevention. Casino operators keep the remaining 31.25%.

Approval would place Gate City Casino & Hotel among a small group of castle-themed casinos in the United States. Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, run by MGM Resorts International, remains the best-known example. Cliff Castle Casino Hotel in Arizona also uses a castle theme.

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