This winter, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a federal law that prohibits states beyond Nevada from sanctioning commercialized gambling on sporting events. Oral arguments in Christie v. NCAA will take place on December 4th. Nebraska Family Alliance along with...
Two more statutory initiatives from casino proponents have failed. Despite proponents investing ten months and over a million dollars Nebraskans have once again rejected the deceptive campaign to legalize casinos in our great state. Nate Grasz, Policy Analyst for...
Today, Nebraskans received very good news. The initiative to expand gambling in our great state to include casinos and slot machines has failed. The petition required 117,000 signatures and less than 80,000 were verified. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, “County...
The Real Impact of Casinos 1. For every $1 of gambling revenue, the state must spend $3 on increased social services. Not only do the costs of introducing casinos outweigh any benefits by a factor of 3:1, but casinos don’t generate or create new wealth. Economist and...
Nate Grasz, Policy and Research Analyst for Nebraska Family Alliance recently testified against LB 862, a bill related to fantasy sports gambling. Watch Nate’s testimony before the General Affairs committee or read the transcript below. Good afternoon, Chairman Larson...
An expanded gambling bill (LB 619) which NFA opposed and worked to prevent from becoming law, failed to advance from the state legislature. The bill, which would have expanded gambling in Nebraska by distributing an unlimited amount of poker licenses to liquor license...
