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Nebraska Voters Reject Casino Plan

NEBRASKA – As reported by the Des Moines Register: "Nebraska voters overwhelmingly rejected their Legislature's casino gambling plan Tuesday, and the two key parts of an alternative casino proposal were also losing, which was good news across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs.

"The Nebraska Legislature's plan would have allowed two casinos in the state, one of them probably in Omaha. Another plan - four initiatives placed on the ballot through petitions - would have legalized two casinos in Omaha, with an additional 4,900 video poker and slot machines at locations statewide.

"…The Nebraska ballot proposals had a potential to cost Iowa's casino industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Iowa's biggest gambling market is in Council Bluffs, where the Ameristar and Harrah's riverboats, and Bluffs Run Casino and Greyhound Park, draw about 8 million customers annually. Those gamblers spend about $400 million annually, and about two-thirds of the money comes from Nebraskans…"

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