The Nebraska Legislature is close to giving final passage to a gaming bill that includes sports betting. LB 561 will allow for retail sportsbooks at six locations within the state. In-state college sports betting is banned and mobile sportsbooks will not be available to Nebraskans … Read more
Nebraska is one step away from a regulated retail sports betting industry. Nebraska Legislature Bill 561 would make sports wagering on collegiate and professional sports an open market in the state where it is expected to pass. A launch of the gaming market for Nebraska … Read more
Nebraska is getting closer to seeing a legal sports betting market through NE LB561, a bill that would legalize the industry for the state. NE LB561 continues to see a positive trajectory within the Nebraska Legislature. This legislation would allow for retail-only sportsbooks in Nebraska. … Read more
Casino games and games of chance were approved by voters on their November 2020 ballot. The latest bill passed through the General Affairs committee would limit sports betting to racetracks and retail establishments with casino games. Governor Pete Ricketts has long opposed Nebraska sports betting … Read more
Virginia and Michigan now have live mobile sports betting platforms for residents to use. Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Texas have all filed and/or introduced new legislation for legal sports betting. Pennsylvania and New Hampshire ended 2020 with new records in handle for the month of … Read more
Two bills that have been introduced in Nebraska would allow for mobile and retail sportsbooks to become legal in the state. The racetracks that would be eligible for casino games would also be allowed to open sports betting venues to patrons with a mobile component … Read more
Iowa now allows residents the opportunity to remotely join sportsbooks in 2021 and two new operators, PointsBet and BetMGM have entered their market. William Hill now has a mobile sportsbook application available in Washington, DC to go along with their retail venue at the Capital … Read more
Three gambling initiatives were passed in Nebraska that legalize casino games at the six horse racing tracks in the state. If sports betting is considered a “game of chance” by lawmakers, it could be included in the finalized list of what will be offered at … Read more
Mobile and online sports betting are now available through two Council Bluffs casinos. Omaha, Nebraska is less than five miles from Council Bluffs which allows Nebraskans to drive over the border and wager on the Cornhuskers with the apps the way New Yorkers drive into … Read more
A hearing by the General Affairs Committee on February 10 listened to three separate bills that would make the wagering on sporting events legal in Nebraska. Currently, Iowa is benefitting off of sports bettors from the Cornhusker State that are visiting simply to wager on … Read more
The Constitution in Nebraska prohibits games of chance but what if sports betting was seen as a game of skill? A new bill suggests that wagering on sporting events takes skill which would make it legal in the state. Currently, sports bettors in Nebraska place … Read more
Hard Rock Sioux City partnered with Gaming Innovation Group for an online sportsbook. The population around Sioux City might limit the potential for this new sportsbook. Bettors will first have to go to the Hard Rock to register for their online account. SIOUX CITY, Iowa … Read more