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LINCOLN - Senators clashed with some testifiers at the General Affairs Committee meeting Feb. 11 about their knowledge of the horseracing industry and proposals to help it make more money.
LB73, introduced by Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, would change the number of live racing days required for a racetrack.
Pat Loontjer, director of Gambling With The Good Life, said she was neutral on the bill but didn’t think the racing industry is really interested in the horses and just wants to hold a gambling license and to diminish the number of live races.
After hearing Loontjer’s testimony, Sen. Colby Coas...
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