Location: Nebraska

05/18/24 3:05 PM

Nebraska: Harrah’s Columbus opens with ribbon-cutting, first jackpot and first live sports bet

  • Jared Barton, The Columbus Telegram
Just before 10 a.m. on May 17, hundreds of Columbus area residents gathered at 5944 Howard Blvd. to celebrate the beginning of a new era... more
05/15/24 3:57 PM

Nebraska: Grand Island Casino completes key construction phase

  • KSNB Local4
Grand Island Casino Resort took another step forward to its completion. On Wednesday, executives with Elite Casino Resorts joined the... more
05/13/24 8:27 PM

Harrah’s Nebraska opening pushed back after sustaining storm damage

  • Pat Sangimino, The Lincoln Journal Star
In a perfect world, Monday would have been the first day of operation for Nebraska’s first fully completed casino. The Nebraska... more
05/09/24 8:08 AM

Accel revenue widens, profit narrows

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
In numbers released after the closing bell today, Accel Entertainment reported a first-quarter profit of $19.5 million, down from $21... more
04/20/24 2:22 PM

Nebraska’s first ‘permanent’ casino, Harrah’s Columbus, to open next month

  • Joe Dejka, Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska’s first full-fledged, newly built and state sanctioned gambling casino is slated to open in Columbus next month, marking a... more
04/16/24 8:36 PM

Nebraska casinos see record revenue in March

  • Pat Sangimino, The Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska’s casinos had a record haul in March, with the Lincoln and Grand Island operations posting their best months ever. WarHorse... more
04/02/24 9:12 PM

Online sports gambling won’t be on Nebraska’s November ballot

  • Andrew Wegley, The Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska voters won’t have the chance to legalize online sports gambling this year after a coalition of the nation’s biggest... more
04/01/24 10:29 PM

Tropicana Las Vegas leaves behind a legacy of showmanship and reinvention

  • Geoff Carter, Las Vegas Weekly
The Tropicana is dead; long live the Tropicana. The storied hotel-casino closes its doors April 2, just two days shy of its 67th birthday,... more
03/24/24 1:25 PM

Nebraska’s in-person sportsbooks off to ‘super’ start in 2024, while casinos top $8.6M in February revenue

  • Pat Sangimino, The Lincoln Journal Star
February might have been Super, but it was January that shined brightest at the WarHorse Lincoln Sportsbook. The sportsbook brought in... more
03/16/24 12:52 PM

Breeding boom: Casino gaming has helped reverse decline in Nebraska-bred horses

  • Bob Hamar, Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member David C. Anderson has been talking about retirement for years. The longtime trainer and breeder... more