Pro-gambling group pushes for first casino-style gaming in Nebraska

Pro-casino groups are pushing for the legalization of a casino-style gaming at Nebraska horse tracks, saying that they have more than enough signatures to get the issue on the November ballot.

Keep the Money in Nebraska, a group backed by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, is confident that the thousands of pages of signature they have compiled will be more than enough to satisfy the state statutes in order for the measure to be included in November polls.

Former state senator and now pro-casino campaign spokesman Scott Lautenbaugh said the group spent months at festivals, sporting events and concerts asking Nebraskans to sign petitions to put three questions on the November ballot that would allow casinos to be built in the state.

And before Thursday’s deadline, Lautenbaugh claimed that they had more than enough signatures to show to Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale that Nebraskans wanted a casino-style gaming in their state.