Lake Mac Casino & Racetrack marks return of quarter horse racing to Nebraska

Monday, September 1, 2025 7:59 PM
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  • Mckenna Fisher, The Fence Post

Exciting new opportunities have arrived for western Nebraska. Tuesday, Aug. 19 marked the grand opening of the Lake Mac Casino Resort and Racetrack in Ogallala. The casino resort is one of six casinos owned and operated by Elite Casino Resorts, a regional operator in the Midwest and private owned premier casino resort company. Developed in partnership with Hastings Exposition and Racing, the complex located just south of I-80 in Ogallala marks the second location to open in Nebraska.

Well over a thousand people battled the sweltering August heat to witness the inaugural races and partake in the free barbecue offered to the attendees.