Gambling Issue Could Reappear during Fall Vote
If Nancy Osborne is looking for something to do now that the governor's mansion has been put out of reach, one of her old causes has resurfaced. Even though Nebraska voters turned down casino gambling two years ago, three new gambling issues could appear on the November ballot by petition. One, touted by a Las Vegas company and a Mississippi political consulting firm, would allow casino gambling. Another would allow individual keno play at video machines.
Both of those could easily be dismissed as promotion by outside interests. The third might be tougher to oppose. Proponents say it could help the Winnebago, Santee Sioux and Omaha American Indian tribes become self-sufficient and self-supporting through one tribally run casino off reservation land, probably near Omaha. It would also allow them to operate casinos on tribal land. Under the proposal, 30 percent of the revenue would mostly go to schools, with 20 percent to counties and 5 percent to support horse racing and help compulsive gamblers.
June 1, 2006
Posted By Michelle Johnson
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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