gambling – Bellevue Times https://bellevuetimes.com A Fresh Look at the Oldest Community in Nebraska Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://bellevuetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-New-Favicon-Logo-Bellevue-Times-144x144-1-32x32.jpg gambling – Bellevue Times https://bellevuetimes.com 32 32 City of Bellevue and Bellevue Downs Racetrack Support Nebraska Casino Study https://bellevuetimes.com/city-of-bellevue-and-bellevue-downs-racetrack-support-nebraska-casino-study/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:23:34 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=22325 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....

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]]> Proponents of Expanding Casinos Beyond Existing Six Racetracks Won a Round in the Legislature https://bellevuetimes.com/proponents-of-expanding-casinos-beyond-existing-six-racetracks-won-a-round-in-the-legislature/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:03:37 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=13676 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...

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]]> Casino bill advances with ‘de facto’ moratorium on new ‘racinos’ https://bellevuetimes.com/casino-bill-advances-with-de-facto-moratorium-on-new-racinos/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:13:10 +0000 http://fwb.klk.temporary.site/?p=3727 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...

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