Casino owners in Nebraska have teamed up with sports betting companies to circulate petitions aimed at bringing online gambling to the state. Casino owners in Omaha told First Alert 6 that collecting enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot is a sure bet.
Online betting has been debated and opposed in committee. Nebraska lawmakers have warned the Legislature needs to act or the casinos will — and they did.
Two petitions are being circulated: one dealing with a constitutional amendment, the other a statutory petition.
“We need signatures from five percent of the people who voted in the last election — that number, so if 100 people voted you need five — but you need it from 38 counties,” said Lance Morgan, CEO of Warhorse Casino.
