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Nebraska Voters Reject Casino Plan

3 November 2004

News Brief: 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.

Future of Nebraska Casinos Before Voters

1 November 2004

News Brief: Finally, after years of legislative debate, public arguments, lawsuits, and petition drives, the future of casino gambling rests with Nebraska voters.

Nebraska Vote is Lost Shot at Casino Gambling

28 October 2004

News Brief: Three sides of the expanded gambling debate met to debate the issue a week before Nebraska voters decide the issue. The Nov. 2 election is Nebraska's last shot at casino-style gambling.

States Look to Gambling for Solutions

28 October 2004

News Brief: Many have gambling measures on the statewide ballot this year in an attempt to cash in on the soaring popularity of gambling following a decade that saw a rapid expansion of Indian casinos around the nation.

Gaming Opponents Recount Stories of Gambling Addictions

25 October 2004

News Brief: Brook Seacrest's interest in gambling began with a trip to Las Vegas with friends two years ago. But what started as a fun pastime quickly turned into an addiction.

Nebraska Casinos Could Cut into South Dakota Casino Profits

13 October 2004

News Brief: If Nebraska residents vote to allow casino gambling the results will cut into the profits at South Dakota's casinos, many of which depend on a good portion of their business from Nebraskans.

Gambling Opponents Sued

12 October 2004

The war of words between Nebraska gambling supporters and opponents escalated Friday into the filing of four complaints with the state.

Nebraska City Officials Worried About Expanded Gambling

6 October 2004

News Brief: La Vista officials expressed fear that expanded gambling could jeopardize continued success of their keno parlor.

Economist: Nebraska Gambling has Pros and Cons

1 October 2004

News Brief: While expanded gambling would provide a new source of tax revenue, it would increase gambling losses by Nebraskans, a Nebraska Wesleyan University economist said Thursday.

Nebraska Farm Bureau Opposes Gambling Initiative

1 October 2004

News Brief: The Nebraska Farm Bureau has announced its opposition to a gambling initiative that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot.

Familiar Names Join Nebraska Ad Campaign

27 September 2004

News Brief: Warren Buffett and the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne will be featured television commercials funded by a Nebraska anti-gambling group.

Nebraska Casino Won't Transform City

27 September 2004

News Brief: Casinos could draw more people from out of town and convention business to Omaha, but tourism officials don't expect the city to be transformed into a Middle West Las Vegas.

Some Nebraska Businesses Oppose Casinos

23 September 2004

News Brief: Some Nebraska businesses say that casinos hurt them while becoming a potential boon for state and local tax revenue.

No Shortage of Gambling in Nebraksa

23 September 2004

News Brief: As the casino gambling debate echoes across Nebraska, the popularity of keno, pickle cards, bingo games, horse races, lotteries and raffle tickets illustrate a key argument of casino gambling proponents: Gambling already exists in Nebraska.

Partners Bet on Omaha Casino

20 September 2004

ews Brief: Seven Omaha businessmen, including an insurance agent and a carpet-store owner, have a 20 percent stake in any future Omaha casino venture by Coast Casinos of Las Vegas.

Nebraska Forum Discusses Casino Issue

14 September 2004

News Brief: Various representatives from the casino debate participated in a forum on gambling sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha.

Nebraska Pro-Casino Side Joins TV Ad Wars

14 September 2004

News Brief: Backers of the Nebraska Legislature's proposal to allow two casinos in Nebraska have purchased statewide television advertising time to urge support of Amendment 3.

Gambling Issue Focus of Nebraska Debates

25 August 2004

News Brief: Julia Plucker, a spokeswoman for a pro-gambling coalition, has accepted a challenge from Gambling With the Good Life to a series of debates across Nebraska.

Nebraska Casino Vote Set for November

19 August 2004

News Brief: It appeared almost certain Wednesday that a gambling measure will have enough signatures to make the Nov. 2 ballot, setting the stage for an expensive and historic casino debate in Nebraska.

Nebraska Tribe to Compete for Casino License

10 August 2004

News Brief: If Nebraska voters approve a casino gambling measure in November, the Winnebago tribe plans to compete with Las Vegas casino companies or anyone else seeking a license to operate a state-taxed and -regulated casino in Omaha or Lincoln.

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