(HHR gaming machines look and operate much like other gaming machines, but instead of randomizing the outcome of a play, they determine winners based on previously-run horse races).Īs for BBC’s current employees, which number roughly 200 in all, Delaware North intends to “preserve existing staff positions” while “adding at least 10 new jobs at the venue.” “Kurt and Susan Mathias have nurtured a very popular gaming destination,” he said, and now that the legislature has given charitable gaming venues the OK to bring in historical horse racing (HHR) machines, “we think the addition of this increasingly popular type of gaming machine can take BBC to the next level, while increasing the benefit for charitable organizations,” Hansberry said.Ī view from above shows Boston Billards Club & Casino's patio and beer garden. The success of BBC’s charitable gaming operation – it has raised nearly $15 million for a variety of local charities and social services agencies in less than six years – plus state lawmakers’ passage last year of legislation that allows historical horse racing gaming machines at licensed venues sparked Delaware North’s interest in acquiring BBC, Hansberry said. The terms of the purchase agreement are not being disclosed, Hansberry added. NASHUA – Describing the move as a “bittersweet decision,” longtime Boston Billiard Club & Casino (BBC) owners Kurt and Susan Mathias are in the process of selling the popular venue to Delaware North, the Buffalo-based entertainment, casino and hospitality operation that counts among its properties the TD Garden and the Boston Bruins.īrian Hansberry, president of charitable gaming for Delaware North, said that the parties are working out the details of the transaction, which is also pending approval by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. A wide-angle view of Boston Billiard Club & Casino's outdoor dining area is centerpieced by its new 'Container Bar,' which opened earlier this year.

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