He expects the full facility to open in a little over one year.įor continued reporting of expanded casino options in Nebraska, check back with Nebraska Public Media News.

Morgan said the Omaha racino should have a temporary gambling facility open Spring of 2023 with card tables and slots. We keep building onto our town with more social services and all that’s going to be accelerated with the gaming,” Morgan said. The full casino will open near the end of 2024 featuring 1,300 slot machines and 20 table games. According to Lynne McNally, CEO of Nebraska Horsemen, a partial casino with 800 slot machines will open within a year, possibly in June or July 2024. He said the Winnebago community is growing and that casinos will help with that. WarHorse Casino Omaha at Horsemen’s Park officially broke ground last July on the roughly 300 million casino and entertainment destination. Construction of WarHorse Gaming in Omaha is expected to start this month.

Morgan said that one-quarter of their revenue is sent back to the Winnebago Tribe. It broke ground on a similar racetrack casino or “racino” in Lincoln in early July.ĬEO Lance Morgan said that the new casino in Omaha will employ more than 1,000 employees.

Ho-Chunk Incorporated officially expanded to Omaha on Wednesday. Ho-Chunk Incorporated broke ground Wednesday on a racetrack casino. Omaha will soon have a new gaming facility.

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