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Nebraska senator offers legalizing online sports gambling to bring tax relief

Live Live updates: Wednesday’s storm brings largest power outage ever to Omaha metro Top Story Topical Erin Bamer Aug 1, 2024 3 hrs ago Who’s on Nebraska’s ballot in November? LINCOLN — A pair of legislative proposals to legalize online sports gambling in Nebraska brought out supporters and opponents Wednesday.Legislative Bill 13 and Legislative Resolution 3CA would set the stage for Nebraskans to vote on legalizing online sports betting this November. Introduced by State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, he claimed legalizing the practice would generate approximately $32 million in state revenues per year.State lawmakers are looking at ways to increase state revenues to make room for property tax relief in a special session called by Gov. Jim Pillen. Bostar argued the state currently loses out on a major revenue source offered by online sports betting, with many Nebraskans traveling across state lines to Iowa, where the practice is legal. State Crossing into Iowa to use sports gambling ap…