Nebraska’s Grand Island Casino Resort announces opening date
The $185m permanent casino resort will open its doors on April 10.
US.- The permanent Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park in Nebraska is to open its doors on April 10, replacing a temporary casino that opened in December 2022. It will have a 37,000-square-foot casino floor with 750 slot machines and 20 table games, plus a sportsbook and Nebraska’s first poker room.
Construction on the $185m permanent venue began in November 2023. The venue will have three dining options, including rooftop dining, as well as a show lounge and sports bar, a 116-room boutique hotel, a salon and spa, a gift shop, an indoor and outdoor pool and a 400-stall parking garage. Grand Island’s temporary casino opened its sportsbook in August 2023.
Online sports betting in Nebraska
Last week, a proposal to allow a public vote on the legalisation of online sports betting in Nebraska was moved to the Senate floor after approval from the Nebraska Senate General Affairs Committee in a 6-2 vote. LR20CA, introduced by senator Eliot Bostar, would allow a constitutional amendment to grant a referendum.
The bill needs a two-thirds majority in three separate votes on the Senate floor to proceed. If approved, it would allow state voters to decide whether they want legal online sports betting on a ballot question in the November 2026 general election and the potential implementation of online sports betting in 2027.
