And then we have a small percentage going to the problem gambling assistance fund,” McNally said. Then we have a chunk of that going to the city of Omaha, another chunk going to Douglas County. “Seventy percent of that goes to the property tax relief fund.

Better late than never, I guess.” Keeping the Money In-HouseĪccording to reports, the retail sports betting facilities will pay a 20% tax on profits, which means an added revenue stream for Nebraska that will contribute millions of dollars to the state and local tax coffers. Everything else is dwarfed by the NCAA and NFL. Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) CEO Lynne McNally said, “We just really wanted to get open as early in football season as we could. Until Wednesday, the only two locations that qualified were the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln and Elite Casino Resorts in Grand Island. Nebraska law states that sports betting must take place in person in licensed casinos at the state’s horse racing tracks. You go over there (Council Bluffs), you see as many Nebraska plates in the parking lot as there are Iowa or whatever so,” Everett said.īut those visitors to western Iowa will be fewer and fewer now that Omaha has a sportsbook to call its own. Local residents like Brian Everett said, “I mean, it’s about time. Sports betting in Nebraska was approved in 2021 but it has taken years for it to manifest in Omaha. Nebraska residents in and around Omaha will no longer have to cross the bridge to make a bet at nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa after the WarHorse Casino Omaha launched its retail sportsbook. The second WarHorse Casino and the third overall casino in Nebraska to offer retail sports betting opened its doors on Wednesday and it was a long time in the making.

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