To consider final approval of the casino license of WarHorse Gaming

The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will meet Friday afternoon Gambling counselor who is himself a recovering gambling addict. Intense as any addiction out there,” said Mike Sciandra, a Lincoln-based In preparation for the opening, problem gamblers are being urged to file a “voluntary self-exclusion form” to bar their admission to the casino and the temptation to gamble. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and operator of WarHorse. Morgan, president and CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic wing of the “We have every expectation that we’ll get a license,” said Lance Lance Morgan, president and CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., parent company of WarHorse Gaming. Track, is scheduled to open at 10:30 a.m. Morning in the Capital City, pending approval by the state gamingĪ temporary casino, located at the Lincoln Race Course Thoroughbred LINCOLN - Nebraska’s first casino is expected to open Saturday He expects the full facility to open in a little over one year.įor continued reporting of expanded casino options in Nebraska, check back with Nebraska Public Media News.A $200 million casino is planned at the Lincoln Race Course by WarHorse, a subsidiary of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Morgan said the Omaha racino should have a temporary gambling facility open Spring of 2023 with card tables and slots. We keep building onto our town with more social services and all that’s going to be accelerated with the gaming,” Morgan said. He said the Winnebago community is growing and that casinos will help with that. Morgan said that one-quarter of their revenue is sent back to the Winnebago Tribe. It broke ground on a similar racetrack casino or “racino” in Lincoln in early July.ĬEO Lance Morgan said that the new casino in Omaha will employ more than 1,000 employees. Ho-Chunk Incorporated officially expanded to Omaha on Wednesday. Ho-Chunk Incorporated broke ground Wednesday on a racetrack casino.

Omaha will soon have a new gaming facility.

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