Technology is great in many cases, but last week technology delayed the approval of the temporary WarHorse Casino at Lincoln Race Course. The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission was scheduled to meet but Commission Chairman Dennis Lee said a few members expressed concerns with approving the state’s first casino license via a Zoom meeting.
The measure will now be decided at the regular meeting of the commission on September 23.
“It was an easy concern to address,” Lee said. “We just moved it 10 days.”
This is the second delay for the casino. A meeting in late August had considered granting the permanent license until it was revealed that many of the slot machines had not been tested. That is now not an issue, according to Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.
“We’re fully gassed up and ready to go,” he said.
Should the commission grant the casino license, it will open the next day, McNally said.
The temporary casino will open with 433 slots. The permanent casino will have more than 1,100 slots, 100 table games, a sports book and a 200-room hotel.
