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Nebraska Casino Bill Stalls

NEBRASKA – As reported by the Lincoln Journal Star: "The legislative plan to authorize up to eight gambling casinos in Nebraska remained stuck Friday at the second round of floor consideration.

"The Legislature rejected a proposed amendment to write into the state constitution language requiring voter approval for location of a casino in their county. The proposal, authored by Sen. Adrian Smith of Gering, was rejected on a 20-18 count.

"After an hour and a half of debate on the expanded gambling measure, senators moved on to other legislative business, leaving the casino plan intact but immobile for now. The measure will be at the top of Monday's legislative agenda.

"… Smith, a gambling opponent, has prepared a number of additional amendments, one of them requiring a county vote on whether to allow casinos to continue to operate five years after they were first authorized. That proposal was under debate when the Legislature switched subjects Friday…"

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