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"New rules are on the way for Granite Staters collecting public assistance.In the budget passed last month, lawmakers set penalties for using cash benefits on alcohol, gambling, or strip clubs.Click to learn the top 15 EBT transaction locations in NH, as of May 2012.A first offense can cost one month of cash assistance. A second offense would cost the violator two months.Any additional offenses would cost the person three months of the money that is deposited onto their EBT cards for withdrawals at ATMs.Today, 3,600 people in New Hampshire get cash assistance through EBT cards.Last year, News 9 Investigates analyzed five months of EBT data and purchases. We found hundreds of questionable transactions, including ATM withdrawals at liquor stores, arcades and shops for adults."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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