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Voters endorse plans to bring casino gambling to four Virginia communities

November 4, 2020

As part of yesterday’s hotly-contested American elections and voters in four Virginia cities reportedly approved local ballot initiatives that are set to see each locality play host to an individual casino. ...

Nebraska campaigners initiate casino legalization drives

Adam Morgan

June 18, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Nebraska

In the American state of Nebraska and a trio of signature drives have reportedly been launched that could soon result in local voters being given the chance to decide whether to legalize commercial casino gambl...

So far so good for Nebraska Tribe’s Carter Lake IA casino

K Morrison

January 14, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nebraska

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska celebrated the opening of its new Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake on November 1, 2018, and in spite of a federal lawsuit filed late last year by the City of Council Bluffs, the ...

Tribe to make second run at Nebraska casino legalization

Adam Morgan

September 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Nebraska

After failing to collect enough signatures to have a pro-casino constitutional amendment placed before voters in 2016, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is reportedly set to launch a second campaign that would se...

Third Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska defendant agrees plea deal

Adam Morgan

June 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Crime, Nebraska

The third of nine former members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s tribal council charged with theft from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort has reportedly pled guilty in Nebraska after agreeing to a plea deal wit...

Second Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska defendant pleads guilty

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nebraska

The second of nine former members of the Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska’s tribal council charged with theft from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort has reportedly pled guilty in Nebraska after working out a deal with fe...

Ho-Chunk Inc. to sue polling company due to failed casino petition drive

Marie Kelley

January 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nebraska

Ho-Chunk Inc. has decided to sue Northstar Campaign Systems after a petition drive they attempted in efforts to see a referendum placed on the ballot in Nebraska for casino gaming failed. The Ho-Chunk tribe wer...

Ho-Chunk hosted horse race in South Sioux City in effort to keep casino hopes alive

K Morrison

September 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Horse Racing, Casino project updates, Nebraska

In order to maintain its long-term goal and racing license, the new Atokad track in Sioux City hosted a brief, live, three-horse race on Saturday. The former Atokad Downs was purchased in 2012 by the economi...

Nebraska casino proponents consider next move

Adam Morgan

August 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Nebraska

After failing to collect enough signatures to have a pro-casino constitutional amendment placed before voters in November, groups in favour of bringing legalized casino gambling to Nebraska’s horseracing tracks...

Casino gambling amendment in Nebraska won’t make the ballot

Marie Kelley

August 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Nebraska

Efforts to legalize casino gambling in the state of Nebraska have stalled after a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casino games to be added to the thoroughbred horse racing tracks of the state...

Keep The Money In Nebraska confident of referendum success

Adam Morgan

July 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Nebraska

In Nebraska, a pro-casino group that is collecting signatures in order to have a trio of referendums placed on the upcoming November presidential ballot has revealed that it is confident of success. Accordin...

Casino gambling proponent’s confident proposals will be added to ballot

Marie Kelley

June 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Nebraska

Keep the Money in Nebraska is a group of individuals who are in favor of allowing casino gambling to take place within the state of Nebraska. The group has been working to gain signatures in a petition drive to...

Tatanka Golf Club opens at Ohiya Casino

Marie Kelley

May 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Nebraska

Golf is now in full swing at the Ohiya Casino after the Santee Sioux Tribe opened the Tatanka Golf Club on the casino property. Paul Albanese, the famous designer, was behind the unique look of the course, with...

Ho-Chunk plan to open South Souix City race track with or without casino

K Morrison

April 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Nebraska

Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development wing, is planning to build a sports bar and simulcast wagering center and short horse track at the site of the now-shuttered Atokad Downs in...

Anti-gaming group continues to fight gaming expansion in Nebraska

Marie Kelley

November 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nebraska

For two decades now, the group Gambling with the Good Life has been fighting efforts to expand gambling in Nebraska. The group is tied to religious leaders in the state and has followed the industry closely, tr...