Home

Nebraska continues to experience illegal gambling in bars all across the state, made evident by the recent seizure of slot machines in bars located in at three Nebraskan cities.  The Nebraska State Patrol is frustrated.

According to Tim Arnold of the Nebraska State Patrol, North Platte office, investigators seized five slot machines from a bar in McCook named the Nebraska Sports Bar & Grill.  In Cambridge, Macke’s Sports Bar & Grill yield two more illegal slot machines.  And finally, two more slot machines were discovered in Grand Island’s Fonner Keno Casino & Lounge. 

However, Mark Young, a Hall County Attorney, said that not to many people are making a big stink over the gambling machines found at Fonner Keno Casino & Lounge.  According to Young the games called “Bank Shot” were being tested by the Nebraska Charitable Gaming Division and they may be legal.

“Nobody has a lot of heartburn over this particular machine,” said Young.

In defense of his establishment Todd Otto, manager of Fonner Keno Casino & Lounge made a point of clarifying that the “Bank Shot” machines found in his business were absolutely legal.

Although there has been some recent buzz about legalizing slot machine in Nebraska, slot machines are still very much illegal in the state.  However, many bars have risked operating slot machines in their business because it is an easy and quick way of boosting their revenues.  Slot machines make a lot of money.  In addition to that, owners do not report the profits they receive from their illegal slot machines so they do not have to pay tax on the revenue. 

Casino News