It will also offer a sportsbook and both live and simulcast horse racing. The casino is to feature more than 1,200 slot machines, and 20 table games. The groundbreaking kicks off an anticipated 18 months of construction. In June, WarHorse Gaming held a groundbreaking ceremony at Horsemen’s Park, the future site of WarHorse Omaha. Six additional racetracks have been proposed in Bellevue, Gering, Kimball, Norfolk, North Platte and York.

Nebraska voters approved a ballot to allow casino gambling at racetracks in November 2020. All six licensed horse tracks, located in Lincoln, Omaha, South Sioux City, Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings, have announced plans to add casinos. Warhorse said the casino will bring 900 jobs to the city. The second phase will include a 200-room hotel, event center and steakhouse. Phase one of the permanent development will include a 9,000 square foot gaming floor, 445 slot machines, sports book kiosks and simulcast and live racing. It’s a modest start, but we’re gonna build a big facility around it, but it’s just a taste of what’s to come.”

I was pushing them to open the door a little earlier. Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc, said: “It’s a big day, we’ve been working on this for years and to finally just be able to open the door, we were going to open at 10am, and at 9.45am. Tribal Elder and member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s Tribal Council Ken Mallory placing a bet at around 9:30am. The temporary casino located at Lincoln Race Course Thoroughbred opened to the public on Saturday at 10am. A permanent facility is expected to open in September 2023. US.- The temporary WarHorse Casino in southwest Lincoln, Nebraska, has opened to the public. WarHorse Gaming had held an opening ceremony for its temporary casino in Lincoln.

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