by Christina Monroe | Oct 21, 2020 11:49 am | Sports Betting
Mobile and online sports betting are now available through two Council Bluffs casinos. Omaha, Nebraska is less than five miles from Council Bluffs which allows Nebraskans to drive over the border and wager on the Cornhuskers with the apps the way New Yorkers drive...
by Michael Molter | May 2, 2020 12:34 pm | Sports Betting
The Kentucky Derby was scheduled for Saturday before the COVID-19 postponements. While the event has been postponed until September, a virtual Kentucky Derby will be run. Horses in the race will be previous Kentucky Derby winners, in which Secretariat is the favorite....
by Hasan Nabulsi | Aug 16, 2019 3:47 pm | Sports Betting
Iowa sportsbooks officially began taking in bets on August 15, 2019. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is a strong opponent of any gambling expansion in his state. The Horsemen’s Benevolent Protection Association has begun a petition in order to put gambling expansion...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Jul 8, 2019 12:52 pm | Regulatory
The only current forms of gambling in Nebraska include horse racing, keno, class II gaming at tribal casinos, and the state lottery. NE Governor Pete Ricketts has previously shown strong opposition to the expansion of gambling. Neighboring states such as Colorado,...
