As popular online gambling platforms funnel millions into the campaign to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska, some companies are also making significant contributions to individual campaigns.
Tax Relief Nebraska, a ballot question committee, began circulating two petitions in February to legalize and regulate online sports betting. The group would need to collect signatures from 10% of the state’s registered voters on the petition to legalize and 7% of registered voters on the petition to regulate for the measures to be placed on the 2026 ballot.
The committee raised more than $2.6 million in February and March alone, according to campaign finance records – largely from two $1.1 million contributions from Fanduel and DraftKings.
