Seventeen days into its special session, the Nebraska legislature Tuesday (20 August) adjourned sine die, leaving legal digital sports betting and many other issues unresolved. Governor Jim Pillen called the special session with the goal of addressing property tax relief. The Nebraska special session likely represented the last opportunity for digital wagering or online casino...
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13 Nebraska lawmakers speaks out against legalising online sports betting
Last week, a proposal to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska withstood rigorous examination by the Unicameral General Affairs Committee and is now poised for a decisive vote by all state lawmakers. The outcome of this vote remains uncertain, however, as a faction of Nebraska lawmakers is determined to thwart the initiative’s progress. Thirteen senators...
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Nebraska wagering bill gets out of committee, but floor vote uncertain
Nebraska’s General Affairs Committee Monday (12 August) advanced a constitutional amendment that would put the decision of whether or not to expand gaming to include digital sports betting to the voters. The committee voted, 5-2, to send LR3CA to the floor, but failed to advance framework legislation. If the Nebraska wagering bill passes and voters...
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Nebraska lawmakers seem unprepared to consider digital wagering … though it’s not clear that they have to
A Nebraska legislative committee late Wednesday (31 July) heard testimony on five bills about an expansion of gaming in the state. Committee members appeared uneducated on the subject, which may already be legal. In 2020, Nebraska voters approved an expansion of gaming when they passed an initiative that made “games of chance” legal. At the...
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Nebraska lawmakers could be first in US in ’24 to legalise or expand gambling
Nearly seven months into the year, no US jurisdiction has legalised or expanded gambling. Will Nebraska be the first? Nebraska’s state legislature started a special session last week, and Wednesday (30 July) the General Affairs Committee will debate five bills that could legalise digital sports betting and daily fantasy sports. At the heart of the...