Indian Gaming > Nebraska tribes to launch petition for gaming

May 18, 2006

Nebraska tribes to launch petition for gaming

Three Nebraska tribes are launching a petition to legalize Class III gaming in the state.

The Winnebago Tribe, the Omaha Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe want voters to authorize an off-reservation casino. Profits would be split 70-30 between the tribes and the state.

The tribes need to collect 115,000 signatures by July 7 in order to put the proposal on the November ballot. But since voters previously rejected a gaming referendum in 2004, there are legal questions about submitting similar proposals more than once in three years.

Separately, other groups are circulating petitions to authorize certain forms of gaming.

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Tribes prepare to launch signature drive for casinos (AP 5/18)