Slot machine names can be goofy and enticing, their colors bold and exciting.

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Starting Tuesday at 10 a.m., gamblers in Omaha will be able to risk their paychecks on hundreds of slot machines bearing names such as “Prosperity Link,” “Mystery of the Lamp” and “Rich Little Piggies.”

The new WarHorse Casino at 63rd and Q Streets is set to open as the first state-sanctioned casino in Omaha.

Omaha-area residents will then have a local alternative to the casinos in Council Bluffs — a point emphasized by advocates of expanded Nebraska gambling who complained the state was missing out on gambling revenue.

The casino was built by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.