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Casinos in Nebraska
Nebraska has 4 verified casino locations in our directory — from major resort-casinos to tribal properties and card rooms. Browse the map, compare options, and find players clubs near you.
Nebraska has 4 verified casino locations in our directory — from major resort-casinos to tribal properties and card rooms. Browse the map, compare options, and find players clubs near you.
Major casino properties in Nebraska — verified locations, casino type, and players club details.
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Omaha has 2 verified casino properties in our directory — including 1 tribal casino. Every listing includes a verified address, contact details, and players club information.
Players clubs at Omaha properties are free to join at the desk on arrival. Sign up before your first session — points are not retroactive. Typical new-member benefits include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at resort properties.
Lincoln has 1 verified casino property in our directory — 1 verified property. Every listing includes a verified address, contact details, and players club information.
Players clubs at Lincoln properties are free to join at the desk on arrival. Sign up before your first session — points are not retroactive. Typical new-member benefits include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at resort properties.
Niobrara has 1 verified casino property in our directory — including 1 tribal casino. Every listing includes a verified address, contact details, and players club information.
Players clubs at Niobrara properties are free to join at the desk on arrival. Sign up before your first session — points are not retroactive. Typical new-member benefits include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at resort properties.
Nebraska's casino industry is regulated by the state gaming commission. All commercial casino operators hold a valid state gaming license. Tribal casinos operate under federal IGRA (1988) compacts negotiated with the state. The legal minimum gambling age is 21 at most properties.
Nebraska has a mix of commercial and tribal casino properties. Commercial casinos are privately owned and regulated by the state. Tribal casinos are operated by federally recognized Native American tribes under their own tribal gaming commission in addition to the federal NIGC. Both types are included in this directory.
Online casino gambling is not currently licensed in Nebraska. The seven states that currently permit licensed online casino gambling are: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Most casino properties in Nebraska offer a free loyalty program. Joining is free and takes approximately 5 minutes at the players club desk. Sign up before you play — points are not retroactive. Benefits typically include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at resort properties.
Nebraska’s relationship with casino gambling is one of the most recent and hard-won in the United States. For most of the twentieth century, Nebraska was among the most restrictive states in the country on the subject of gaming. Charitable gaming — bingo, pickle cards, and raffles — was permitted under tightly controlled conditions, and horse racing had a long-standing presence dating back to the 1930s. But full-scale casino gambling was constitutionally prohibited, and multiple attempts over the decades to change that were defeated, both in the legislature and at the ballot box.
The turning point came in November 2020, when Nebraska voters passed three interconnected ballot measures — Initiative 429, Initiative 430, and Initiative 431 — by margins of approximately 65 percent. Together, those measures amended the state constitution to allow casino gambling at licensed horse racing facilities, created a framework for the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC) to regulate the new industry, and imposed a tax structure on gaming revenues. The initiative package had been organized largely by the nonprofit Nebraska Horsemen’s Park, which argued that declining handle at the state’s racetracks threatened the agricultural economy connected to horse breeding and training.
The passage of the 2020 measures represented a significant policy shift for a state with a conservative political tradition. It was the culmination of years of organizing, two earlier failed petition efforts, and a sustained public argument that neighboring Iowa and Colorado were drawing Nebraska residents and their gambling dollars out of state. Proponents also emphasized that gaming revenues would fund property tax relief and public education through the constitutionally mandated distribution formula embedded in Initiative 429.
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission moved quickly to stand up its regulatory infrastructure. Licenses were issued to horse racing facilities that met the statutory criteria, and the first Nebraska casinos began opening in 2022 under the WarHorse brand, operated by the Nebraska Horseracing Industry Foundation.
Located at 2501 S 11th Street in Omaha — on the grounds of the longtime Horsemen’s Park horse racing facility — WarHorse Casino Omaha was among the first casinos to open under the new framework. The Omaha property sits near the Missouri River corridor on the south side of the city and is accessible from Interstate 80. The casino floor features a range of slot machines and electronic gaming options typical of a modern regional commercial casino. Live horse racing continues at the track, allowing visitors to combine race-day wagering with casino gaming — an experience unique to Nebraska’s model, which specifically ties casino licensing to horse racing venues.
The phone number for WarHorse Casino Omaha is +1-402-715-5000, and the property’s website is warhorseomaha.com. Players looking for dining, entertainment, or hotel accommodations should check the current property amenities directly, as the Omaha facility has been expanding its non-gaming offerings as the operation matures.
WarHorse Casino Lincoln opened at 1545 N Antelope Valley Parkway in Lincoln, bringing casino gambling to the state capital for the first time. The Lincoln property operates on the grounds of Lincoln Race Course and is located on the northeast side of the city, accessible via the Antelope Valley corridor. Like the Omaha location, the Lincoln casino is built around the state’s model of attaching gaming licenses to licensed horse racing tracks.
The Lincoln casino offers slot machines and electronic table game options. The phone number is +1-402-474-5100, and the website is warhorselincoln.com. The property is operated under the Nebraska Horseracing Industry Foundation’s WarHorse brand, which has become the defining name in Nebraska’s nascent casino industry.
Both WarHorse properties offer a loyalty program for regular guests. Enrollment in the players club is free and is completed at the players club desk on the casino floor. Members earn points on slot and electronic gaming play, which can be redeemed for free play credits, dining, and other property benefits.
Because the Nebraska casino industry is still in its early years, the loyalty programs at the WarHorse properties are maturing and adding features as the casinos build their guest base. Players who visit both the Omaha and Lincoln locations should confirm whether points are pooled across both WarHorse properties or tracked separately — that structure is worth clarifying at the players club desk before your first session.
There are no points transfer arrangements between the WarHorse properties and out-of-state casino loyalty networks. Nebraska’s casinos are independently operated under Nebraska law and are not affiliated with the large national casino chains whose card programs span dozens of properties.
All casino gambling in Nebraska operates under the authority of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC), the state agency created by Initiative 430 to license, regulate, and enforce standards across both horse racing and casino gaming. The NRGC issues gaming operator licenses, conducts background investigations of key personnel, approves gaming equipment, and enforces the rules governing casino floor operations.
Under Nebraska law, casino gambling is permitted exclusively at licensed horse racing facilities. This means the number of potential casino locations in the state is bounded by the number of active horse racing licensees — currently a small group. In addition to the two operating WarHorse properties, horse racing facilities at Fonner Park in Grand Island and Atokad Downs in South Sioux City have been identified as potential future casino sites. If those tracks proceed to full casino operations, Nebraska’s gaming footprint would expand meaningfully beyond the current two-property landscape.
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has also been in discussions regarding gaming development, though the status of any tribally operated gaming facility in Nebraska has been subject to ongoing federal and state regulatory processes. Players should verify current operating status directly with any tribal gaming operator before making travel plans.
Nebraska’s gaming tax structure, established by the 2020 ballot measures, directs a portion of casino revenues to property tax relief and to a fund supporting public education. This allocation was central to the political argument made by proponents and remains a point of public accountability as the industry grows.
Nebraska does not currently authorize online casino gambling. There are no licensed internet casino operators in the state, and there is no active legislation as of mid-2026 moving Nebraska toward online gaming legalization. Players in Nebraska who wish to engage in legal online gambling are limited to horse racing advance-deposit wagering platforms, which are legal under existing state law. Sports betting through online platforms is similarly not authorized under Nebraska law as of this writing.
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission requires licensed casinos to maintain responsible gaming programs and to post information about problem gambling resources on-site. Players who believe their gambling may be causing harm can contact the Nebraska Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700, which connects callers with counseling resources and support services. Both WarHorse properties are required under their NRGC licenses to offer self-exclusion enrollment, which allows individuals to voluntarily ban themselves from casino premises and electronic gaming systems.
Nebraska’s casino industry is young, and the state’s regulatory framework continues to develop. The NRGC publishes licensee information and regulatory updates through its official website, which is the authoritative source for current rules, approved operators, and pending applications.
Nebraska’s two operating casinos are regional properties tied to active horse racing venues. Visitors should expect a casino floor experience centered on slot machines and electronic gaming, with live horse racing available on race days at both locations. The atmosphere at WarHorse properties is consistent with a mid-size regional casino — accessible, family-adjacent in the sense that racing tracks draw a broad audience, but with gaming areas restricted to adults 21 and over as required by Nebraska law.
Both properties are located in the state’s two largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln, making them convenient for the majority of the state’s population. For visitors traveling from rural Nebraska, the drive to either casino is straightforward on Interstate 80 or the state highway network. Neither property currently offers the full-resort amenities of large destination casino resorts, but both are expanding their dining and entertainment options as the operations grow and the regulatory framework stabilizes.
Nebraska’s casino story is still being written. With potential expansion at Fonner Park and Atokad Downs on the horizon, the state’s gaming landscape in 2026 is best understood as the early phase of a longer buildout — one that voters authorized decisively and that the NRGC is building out methodically under a framework designed to keep revenues in Nebraska and tied to the horse racing industry that made legalization possible.