The General Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 26 on a bill that would remove the time limit required between Keno games.<\/p>\n
LB250, introduced by O\u2019Neill Sen. Tyson Larson, would eliminate the current 5-minute time limit that Keno operators must wait between games.<\/p>\n
Larson said the bill would not result in instant gaming because time still would be required between games for players to select their numbers and have their games activated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere still wouldn\u2019t be instant Keno,\u201d he said, \u201csince players can\u2019t start their own games.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bill Harvey, general counsel for Big Red Keno, testified in support of the bill, saying Keno gaming has generated more than $350 million for community betterment projects across the state.<\/p>\n
He said LB250 would eliminate unnecessary regulations and give Nebraska communities more freedom to structure their Keno operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis should be a matter between Keno operators and the cities,\u201d Harvey said.<\/p>\n
Al Riskowski of the Nebraska Family Alliance testified in opposition to the bill. Research should be done to explore the impact of removing the time limit between games before implementing such a change, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we look at LB250, we believe it\u2019s much more than a technical bill,\u201d Riskowski said. \u201cThis does change the complexion of Keno in bars.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Wimmer of West Point also opposed the bill, saying those who lose money playing Keno often are not financially equipped to underwrite community betterment projects with their gaming losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really believe that it\u2019s good public policy to make this type of practice go faster or to enable more of it,\u201d Wimmer said.<\/p>\n
The committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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