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Nebraska petitioners are collecting signatures to legalize online sports betting, aiming to amend both the state constitution and state law to capitalize on potential tax revenue for property tax relief.Currently, Nebraska allows sports betting only in person at casinos, leading some to cross into Iowa for online betting options.WarHorse Casino CEO Lance Morgan says there are other ways. “If it’s done through a VPN and some other foreign country…Nebraska doesn’t regulate it, Nebraska doesn’t tax it.”Morgan and petition sponsor Jordan McGrain are optimistic about the initiative’s success in the upcoming November vote. McGrain said they’re “well ahead of schedule on the signatures. “I just don’t anticipate we’re going to have any difficulty getting all the signatures we need to get on the ballot,” he said.The Nebraska Family Alliance has expressed concerns, stating, “Online sports betting is destroying a generation of young men. It is dramatically increasing addictions and bankruptcies and suicides.”Campaign filings reveal that DraftKings and FanDuel have each contributed nearly $1.2 million to Tax Relief Nebraska, marking the largest single contributions to any non-federal race since just before the 2024 November election, according to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission’s website. McGrain expressed gratitude for the support, saying, “We’re grateful for the support that allows us to put this in front of voters and to let them decide.”Nebraska casinos would partner with no more than two online companies and apps, collecting some of the funds. Morgan said he expected to break even if the measure is approved, but fall behind if it isn’t.____Bill Schammert contributed to this report.
Nebraska petitioners are collecting signatures to legalize online sports betting, aiming to amend both the state constitution and state law to capitalize on potential tax revenue for property tax relief.
Currently, Nebraska allows sports betting only in person at casinos, leading some to cross into Iowa for online betting options.
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WarHorse Casino CEO Lance Morgan says there are other ways. “If it’s done through a VPN and some other foreign country…Nebraska doesn’t regulate it, Nebraska doesn’t tax it.”
Morgan and petition sponsor Jordan McGrain are optimistic about the initiative’s success in the upcoming November vote. McGrain said they’re “well ahead of schedule on the signatures.
“I just don’t anticipate we’re going to have any difficulty getting all the signatures we need to get on the ballot,” he said.
The Nebraska Family Alliance has expressed concerns, stating, “Online sports betting is destroying a generation of young men. It is dramatically increasing addictions and bankruptcies and suicides.”
Campaign filings reveal that DraftKings and FanDuel have each contributed nearly $1.2 million to Tax Relief Nebraska, marking the largest single contributions to any non-federal race since just before the 2024 November election, according to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission’s website.
McGrain expressed gratitude for the support, saying, “We’re grateful for the support that allows us to put this in front of voters and to let them decide.”
Nebraska casinos would partner with no more than two online companies and apps, collecting some of the funds. Morgan said he expected to break even if the measure is approved, but fall behind if it isn’t.
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Bill Schammert contributed to this report.
