A Nebraska Coalition

Our athletes aren't a betting line

Online sports gambling would put a casino in every Nebraskan's pocket — and put our athletes, our kids, and our families on the wrong end of the wager.

What's At Stake

Sports Are Part Of Who We Are

In Nebraska, sports aren't entertainment we buy. They're how we raise our kids, how our towns gather on Friday nights, and how a state of two million people fills a stadium every fall Saturday.

Legalizing online sports gambling changes what a game means. It turns a player into a line, a play into a payout, and a fan into a customer. It moves money out of Nebraska kitchen tables and into out-of-state sportsbooks, and it hands every 14-year-old with a phone a front-row seat to it.

Nebraskans have always chosen our athletes over the sportsbooks. We should choose them again.

The Risks

What Online Sports Betting Brings

Five things Nebraskans should know before anyone puts a sportsbook on every phone in the state.

  • Threats Against Athletes

    Angry bettors routinely target college athletes with harassment and threats. The NCAA says it is one of the most common forms of abuse athletes receive.

  • Targeting Young People

    More than one-third of boys ages 12 to 17 have gambled online. Sixty percent regularly see online gambling ads on YouTube and social media.

  • Broken Tax Promises

    Casinos promised major property tax relief. Five years later, Nebraskans have seen little relief, and many families are still paying more.

  • Financial Aid Gambled Away

    Twenty percent of college students have used student loans to gamble.

  • A Casino In Every Pocket

    Online sports betting would turn every phone, laptop, and tablet into a gambling device — available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Coach Tom Osborne
Nebraskans support, embrace, and protect our athletes. Legalizing online sports gambling does none of those things.

Coach Tom Osborne

3× National Champion

Voices

Nebraska Leaders Are Speaking Up

Mike Foley
As State Auditor, I feel an obligation to inform the citizens you're being scammed on false promises of property tax relief. Betting dollars from Nebraska will go to New York and Boston, and Nebraskans will be left with pennies.

Mike Foley

Nebraska State Auditor

State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg
Sports unite us because they reflect our values: hard work, teamwork, honesty, and fair competition. Online sports betting threatens these values. It turns every phone into a casino, every play into a wager, and every athlete into a potential target.

Joey Spellerberg

Nebraska State Treasurer

Nebraska Doesn't Need A Casino In Every Pocket

Our games belong to the players, the students, and the towns that show up for them — not to a sportsbook taking a cut of every snap.

Say No To Online Sports Gambling