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Future of Nebraska Casinos Before Voters

"Whether to open the state's borders to Las Vegas-style casinos will be determined Tuesday.

"...The gambling debate has been the center of the election year in Nebraska, a state that legalized a state lottery in 1992 but has kept out casinos.

"The Legislature's plan, Amendment 3, was put on the ballot after years of debate that up until this spring ended in stalemate. The plan would allow two casinos to locate in Nebraska, with details such as where and how the revenues would be distributed to be worked out later.

"The alternate, appearing on the ballot as Initiatives 417-420, is the result of a petition drive organized by a coalition that includes Coast Casinos of Las Vegas, Nebraska's horse racing industry, keno operators and local communities.

"Its four-part plan would legalize two casinos in Omaha, with 4,900 video poker and slot machines at locations across the state including keno parlors and race tracks.

"...If either or both plans pass, the state's four American Indian tribes could then enter into a compact with the state to open casinos on their reservation land..."

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