Casino In Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gamblers could see new casinos in Omaha and Lincoln by this time next year now that voters have ended Nebraska’s longtime ban on the industry, a leading supporter said Wednesday.
Lance Morgan, the president and CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., said the corporation plans to spend $300 million to add casinos at existing horse-racing tracks in both cities and South Sioux City. The South Sioux City project could take longer because it isn’t as developed as the other sites.
- The closest casino would be Native Star Casino, it is located about 90 miles North in Winnebago, Nebraska. Slot Machine Payback Percentages at Nebraska Indian Casinos Nebraska’s Indian casinos are not required to provide payback percentages on gaming machines to the public.
- (KTIV) - In November, Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved casino-style gambling at the state's horse racing tracks. Now, that effort has taken another step forward.
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Ho-Chunk is the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
“We want to come out swinging with a high-quality, competitive product,” Morgan said in an interview. “We’re not going to slow down. We’re going to press down on the gas a little bit.”
Morgan said casino backers and the state’s horse racing industry want to open casinos as soon as possible and then expand them to include restaurants, hotels and other amenities.
Roughly two-thirds of voters approved three constitutional amendments Tuesday to legalize casinos at Nebraska’s six licensed horse racing tracks, regulate the industry and devote some of the money to a tax credit for property owners.
Gambling measures won big at the polls on Tuesday, with three states authorizing legal sports betting and three others either approving or expanding casino gambling.
Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana approved sports betting. Similar to Nebraska, Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations and Colorado expanded the number and type of casino games it can offer.
Morgan said Ho-Chunk should be able to open Nebraska’s casinos fairly quickly, although any plans would still require approval from state regulators, which could slow down the process. In 2018, voters chose to expand Medicaid in Nebraska, but the program wasn’t implemented until 18 months later.
The gambling measures faced stiff opposition from Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, who donated at least $250,000 of his own money to a newly formed anti-casino group.
In a statement, Ricketts said: “I have tasked my team with reviewing the ballot initiative and to ascertain next steps. Nebraska will respect the will of the people and the decision they made on Election Day.”
The casino ballot campaign also faced criticism from former Gov. Kay Orr, former Nebraska football coach and athletic director Tom Osborne and other high-profile conservatives. Ho-Chunk Inc. spent millions on a petition drive, advertising and legal services to defend the ballot initiative against a lawsuit.
Gambling opponents said they were disappointed but not surprised by the loss, given the amount of money spent on pro-casino television ads. They said they expect casino projects to sprout up quickly, but didn’t rule out a lawsuit to try to stop them.
“We got clobbered,” said Pat Loontjer, executive director of the anti-casino group Gambling With The Good Life. “It wouldn’t surprise me if they started construction today.”
Some voters interviewed on Tuesday said they supported the gambling measures because the industry already has casinos in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Nebraska border. Iowa receives millions of dollars each year from Nebraska gamblers who cross the Missouri River.
“I supported those to help out with taxes so our money is not going across the border to Iowa for their gambling,” said Adam Byrd, a 29-year-old semi truck driver from Omaha.
But Christine Reisser, a 56-year-old retired teacher from Omaha, said she voted against the measures because of its potential impact on families.
“I think it is an erosion of a lot of breadwinners,” she said.
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Associated Press reporter Josh Funk contributed from Omaha.
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Online Casinos in Nebraska
Online gambling in Nebraska is illegal and comes with different punishments. Someone who has bet, lost, or won more than $500 and got caught will be required to pay out any cash used to gamblewith and potentially face other fines. If it's less than $500, you will receive a 'misdemeanor'.
Even though it does not clearly state that “online casinos” are illegal in the state, the criminal code is very clear breaking down the consequences for anyone using and wagering from agambling device, (i.e mobile phones and computers).
New Casino In Nebraska
The gambling scene isn't very big in Nebraska and the laws around it haven’t changed for years, which leads us to believe it will take a long time before the state even thinks about legalizingonline casinos.
Nebraska Land-Based Casinos Map
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-->You can easily see all casino locations by using our Nebraska casinos map. To zoom in, just click the + (plus) sign in the lower right corner of the map, or to zoom out, just click the –(minus) sign in the same area.
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Each of the red icons on the map is a casino location. Just click on any red icon to see the name of the casino at that location. If you want more information on that casino, simply click againon the casino’s name and it will direct you to another page with detailed information on that particular casino, including address, phone number, toll-free phone number, room rates, casinosize, dining information, games offered, availability of discounts for seniors, any special features, and a direct link to that casino’s website.
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Types of Casinos in Nebraska
The only types of casinos in Nebraska are those located on Indian reservations. There are four Nebraska casinos, all associated with Indian tribes, that offer Class II gaming machines whichlook like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for “entertainment purposes only.”
No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Nebraska casinos.
Unlike the casinos in Nebraska, in many states, the slot machine payback statistics for that particular state’s casinos are released as a matter of public record. Just click here to seea list of slot machine payback statistics for casinos in all U.S. states.
All four Nebraska casinos are located on the eastern side of the state, but there are no Omaha, Nebraska casinos, nor are there casinos in Lincoln, Nebraska. The closest gambling property wouldbe Native Star Casino in Winnebago, located about 90 miles north of Omaha.
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