The permanent casinos will include table games, such as blackjack, as well as slot machines, officials said. “We’re spending every penny and effort we have to develop these two,” Morgan said.

The temporary Omaha casino will be located in the infield of the racetrack, she said.Ī third WarHorse casino project, at the former Atokad Park racetrack in South Sioux City, is “on the back burner,” according to Morgan, and will be pursued when the permanent casinos are completed in Lincoln and Omaha, which is expected in late 2024. Horsemen’s Park is a 28-year-old facility, McNally said, and must be almost torn down to accommodate construction around it. 77 in southwest Lincoln.Ĭonstruction will also begin soon on a second casino, at Omaha’s Horseman’s Park, but a temporary casino won’t be ready for occupancy until April or May, said Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. WarHorse has converted a simulcast/sports bar facility to accommodate 433 slot machines while a $200 million casino and hotel complex is built around it, just off U.S. The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will meet Friday afternoon to consider final approval of the casino license of WarHorse Gaming Lincoln. “The power of this addiction is as intense as any addiction out there,” said Mike Sciandra, a Lincoln-based gambling counselor who is himself a recovering gambling addict. In preparation for the opening, problem gamblers are being urged to file a “v oluntary self-exclusion form” to bar their admission to the casino and the temptation to gamble. “We have every expectation that we’ll get a license,” said Lance Morgan, president and CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic wing of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and operator of WarHorse.

Lance Morgan, president and CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., parent company of WarHorse Gaming. (Courtesy of Ho-Chunk Inc.) Saturday, with more than 400 slot machines ready to go. LINCOLN - Nebraska’s first casino is expected to open Saturday morning in the Capital City, pending approval by the state gaming commission.Ī temporary casino, located at the Lincoln Race Course Thoroughbred track, is scheduled to open at 10:30 a.m.

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