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Nebraska Petition Drive Exceeds Expectations

OMAHA, Nebraska – As reported by the Lincoln Journal Star: "Backers of a petition that would legalize casinos and allow slot machines across Nebraska handed in petitions Thursday with 640,000 signatures to state officials, almost double what was needed to make the ballot.

"The Keep the Money in Nebraska Coalition collected the signatures during a four-month drive to place four measures on the Nov. 2 ballot.

"…In April, the Legislature passed a ballot measure that would allow two casinos anyplace in the state. The coalition measure would legalize two casinos in Omaha and, unlike the legislative proposal, it also would allow about 4,900 slot machines and video gambling machines in bars, restaurants and horse tracks across the state.

"…The group needed about 76,000 signatures on each of its two petitions making changes to state law and about 109,000 on the two petitions proposing constitutional amendments. The total signature count needed is roughly 370,000…"

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