A proposal to impose taxes on newly authorized Keno games in New Hampshire gets a greenlight from both chambers of Congress during a bipartisan vote on Thursday.

New Hampshire Union Leader reported that the bill, which aims to fund full-day kindergarten through tax revenues from Keno games, is now awaiting the signature of Gov. Chris Sununu. Sununu has made expanded kindergarten a signature policy issue.

Many thought that the Republican-backed bill will face an uphill climb in the congress, but in the end majority of the House Representatives threw their support to the proposed bill, voting 251 – 111. The Senate also backed the bill as it voted 15 to 8 in favor of the tax law.

The way the legislators voted for and against the bill is quite interesting. Usually Democrats are more likely to vote in favor of gambling related bills while the more conservative Republicans tend to go against it.