Sports betting — the legal variety — has come to Omaha.
WarHorse Gaming launched its sportsbook Wednesday at Horsemen’s Park, 63rd and Q streets. Betting will take place in a temporary building on the racetrack infield until the casino opens next fall.
Already, simulcast horse race betting had been relocated to the small mobile building during construction. Simulcast means wagering on horse races televised in real time from other tracks.
The launch of sports wagering gives people in the Omaha metro area a more convenient in-state location to bet on games. Prior to the opening, the closest state-sanctioned sportsbook was at the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln.
