Horse racing is Nebraska's oldest legal form of gambling and is the reason sports betting exists at all — LB 561 only allows sportsbooks at properties tied to licensed racetracks. Six tracks operate in the state and online pari-mutuel wagering is fully legal.
Fonner Park (Grand Island) is the largest, with a meet running spring into summer. Lincoln Race Course (now part of WarHorse) operates summer meets. Horsemen's Park (Omaha) hosts simulcasting and live spring meets. Columbus, Fairplay Park (South Sioux City) and Atokad (South Sioux City) round out the six-track network.
Advance Deposit Wagering is fully legal in Nebraska — bettors can fund accounts at TVG, TwinSpires (Churchill Downs), FanDuel Racing and 1/ST BET to wager on US horse racing from a phone. This is the one legal online wagering option in Nebraska sports gambling, even before mobile sports betting passes.
Win, Place, Show and Across the Board are the basic straight wagers. Exotics include Exacta (top 2 in order), Trifecta (top 3 in order), Superfecta (top 4 in order), Daily Double (winners of two consecutive races), Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 6. The Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont) and Breeders' Cup are peak handle weekends.