LINCOLN- Sports wagering via internet and mobile applications is a huge industry nationally, and while mobile wagering is illegal in Nebraska, that’s not stopping the state’s residents from betting online — or at least trying. GeoComply Solutions identified 64,000 mobile sports betting user accounts in Nebraska. One user may have accounts with multiple online sportsbooks.

But according to advocates of online sports wagering, the data reveals a potential demand that Nebraska could tap. “The potential for sports betting is much larger if it becomes mobile,” said Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., the parent company of WarHorse Gaming and the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

GeoComply says 79% of the attempts were accessing legal betting apps in Iowa. Another 8% of the attempts were accessing legal betting apps in Pennsylvania, 6% in Colorado and 3% in Kansas. It is not legal to place a bet online in Nebraska, but you can load money into your account. GeoComply found that players with accounts in Nebraska are crossing the river to bet in Iowa.

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