There are only six licenses issued for commercial casinos in Nebraska, and they’re all required to have a horse racing component.

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There’s Warhorse Casino in Lincoln, which opened in Fall 2022, and construction on another $300 million Warhorse Casino location in Omaha is already underway.

Then there’s the Grand Island Casino at Fonner Park — the only track in the state operating a full racing schedule.

There’s also Harrah’s in Columbus, which is in a temporary facility right now with a permanent casino set to open next year, as well as a delayed casino project in South Sioux City. Plans for a casino in Hastings were scrapped for a lack of community support.