gambling
City of Bellevue and Bellevue Downs Racetrack Support Nebraska Casino Study
January 2, 2024 (Bellevue, NE) Press Release from the City of Bellevue: A recent casino study by the Innovation Group has named Bellevue as the number one revenue generating market for casino expansion in the State of Nebraska. Bellevue is the third largest city in Nebraska, in Sarpy County which is Nebraska’s fastest growing county….
Proponents of Expanding Casinos Beyond Existing Six Racetracks Won a Round in the Legislature
Committee chair says delay in report needed to get ‘real-world data’ By: Paul Hammel – February 28, 2023 LINCOLN — Proponents of allowing casinos at more than the six existing horse-racing tracks in Nebraska scored a victory of sorts last week. They helped block advancement of a bill to delay until 2029 a required market study on…
Casino bill advances with ‘de facto’ moratorium on new ‘racinos’
By: Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner – March 8, 2022 Nebraska gambling enthusiasts would have to make do with only six casinos at existing horse racing tracks, at least initially, under a bill advanced Tuesday to debate by the full Legislature. Legislative Bill 876 was advanced by the Legislature’s General Affairs Committee on a 7-0 vote, with one…