WarHorse Lincoln won’t have its sports book up and running in time for next week’s College World Series. However, the casino has hired a sports book manager.

Jason Johnston, who had been the sports book manager at BetMGM, will head up WarHorse’s sports betting operation.

“He’s got a lot of experience and so he knows what people are interested in bet-wise,” said Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which is a partner in the Lincoln casino with Ho-Chunk Inc.

McNally said the casino had hoped to start offering sports betting this month, but the process is more involved than anticipated.