The purpose of the commission is to provide statewide regulation of horseracing and games of chance as defined in the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act in order to prevent and eliminate corrupt practices and fraudulent behavior, and thereby maintain a high level of integrity and honesty in the horseracing industry of Nebraska and the operation of games of chance in Nebraska, and to insure that all funds received by the commission are properly distributed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1201.01
Commission; purposes
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Omaha Expo. & Racing v. Nebraska State Racing Comm. (2020)
Most recently applied in Omaha Expo. & Racing v. Nebraska State Racing Comm. (September 2020)
Laws 1980, LB 939, § 1; Laws 2021, LB561, § 2.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.