State Senator Russ Karpisek of Wilber wants Nebraskans to decide whether they want casino gambling within the state, as he claims the Husker State is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in potential revenue just across the Missouri River.

 
Karpisek’s bill (LR 416-CA) would direct the legislature to authorize casino gaming. Then, a local governing body could place a measure on the local ballot for voters to decide whether a casino would be located in their area. Opponents to the bill include Pat Loontjer (LUNCH-er), spokeswoman for the group Gambling With the Good Life. She’s against expanded gambling in Nebraska.

 
Loontjer says Nebraskans have already rejected casinos through their own votes in 1996, 2004 and 2006.