A group campaigning to bring non-tribal casino gambling to horseracing tracks in the US state of Nebraska is confident it will have collected enough signatures by a July 7 submission deadline.
According to a report from The Associated Press news service, the Keep The Money In Nebraska group has so far raised more than $1.1m in order to have the issue placed before voters on the November ballot with spokesman Scott Lautenbaugh stating that the response had so far been “more positive than we ever dared to hope.
“We’re supremely confident we’ll gather a sufficient number of signatures but we’re going to keep running as if we’re behind,” Lautenbaugh told The Associated Press. “People understand our message and they’re tired of the status quo.”
Without divulging just how many signatures of support his group had so far collected, Lautenbaugh declared that Keep The Money In Nebraska plans to continue circulating petitions at summer concerts, sporting events and other public gatherin
