Nebraska’s five licensed casinos generated $25.9 million in gross gaming revenue in September, up 17.9% from the same month last year, according to figures from the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission. The total was down from the $27.5 million reported for August and the $28.1 million reported for July.
Four of the five properties grew revenue year over year. Harrah’s Columbus was the exception. The state taxes casino gross gaming revenue at 20%, and September collections totaled about $5.17 million.
Slot machines accounted for most of the total, rising 15.9% to $21.9 million. Table games grew faster, up 40.9% to $2.6 million.
Electronic table games generated $666,115, up from $624,576 in September 2025, an increase of roughly 7%. Retail sports betting at the casinos produced $700,052.
WarHorse Casino Omaha again led the state. It reported about $10.2 million, up 26.6%, the strongest growth among the three largest casinos. Its September gaming taxes totaled about $2.04 million, the most of any casino.
WarHorse Casino Lincoln followed with $7.2 million, up 12.4%. Grand Island Casino Resort reported $5.2 million, up 18.5%.
Lake Mac Casino & Resort in Ogallala, the smallest of the five, reported about $1.3 million. That is more than double the $527,419 it reported in September 2025, its first full month after opening in August of last year.
Harrah’s Columbus reported $1.9 million, down 4.1% from a year earlier, and paid $378,187 in September taxes.
Nebraska’s casino industry is young. Voters approved constitutional amendments in 2020 authorizing casino gaming at licensed racetracks, according to the commission’s annual report. A little more than 65% of those voting supported the casino question. The first casino opened in September 2022, according to a state agency survey filed with the Nebraska Legislature.
Revenue has grown each year since. The commission reported more than $261 million for 2025, up from about $145 million in 2024. Nebraska Public Media reported that the Omaha expansion helped WarHorse Omaha nearly triple its revenue to $95 million last year, and that the Lincoln casino planned further expansion in 2026.
Grand Island Casino Resort reached nearly $55 million, up from $35 million, and Harrah’s Columbus rose from about $18 million to more than $25 million. Through September, the state is a little over $20 million short of the 2025 total.
Through September, Nebraska’s casinos have generated $240.91 million in gross gaming revenue and $48.18 million in gaming taxes, according to commission figures.
State law directs 70% of gaming tax collections to the Property Tax Credit Cash Fund. The host city and host county each receive 12.5%. The General Fund and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund each receive 2.5%. By that formula, about $33.73 million of this year’s collections has gone to the property tax credit fund.
WarHorse’s Omaha and Lincoln casinos together account for more than $32.3 million of this year’s gaming taxes, about 67% of the statewide total. The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County have each been allocated about $1.77 million from WarHorse Lincoln this year.
