Nebraska Explores Online Sports Betting Amid Tax Talks

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00:00All right, let's real quick. We have two minutes left, Jim. Let's get to Nebraska.

00:06Not quite the same story here, but similar. They're trying to get online sports betting

00:10going.

00:11Yeah, you're exactly right. They already have in-person sports betting at a handful of casinos,

00:16but there's a special session going on in Nebraska right now. They're looking for ways

00:22to reduce the property tax burden in the state, and some lawmakers are pushing online sports

00:28betting as a way to do that. Some brief mention of legalizing online sports betting yesterday

00:36in the legislature. A constitutional amendment did pass out of committee earlier this week

00:44on Monday. There is a companion bill that is still sitting in committee, and really

00:50the special session that's going on right now, it seems like based on the conversations,

00:55could end at any moment and could go on in perpetuity, it seems, just based on the conversations.

01:05But lawmakers, they're looking for ways to reduce the property tax burden on its residents,

01:10on its citizens. Some have pushed this online sports betting bill. Conversations happening

01:16today. It's been mentioned. No definitive answer, but we're covering it at Legal Sports

01:24Reports. So when there's news to share in Nebraska during this special session, you'll

01:28be sure that we have it for you, Craig.