LINCOLN- It wasn't so long ago that what was then called the Nebraska Racing Commission was a two-person operation that oversaw a horse racing scene that was in decline from its heyday a few decades earlier. The approval of casino gambling by Nebraska voters in 2020, however, signaled a change for the agency.

Since then, the agency has grown considerably, especially after WarHorse Gaming opened its temporary Lincoln casino in September 2022. According to Casey Ricketts, interim director of the Commission, change has been hard, especially the kind that comes swiftly and dramatically.

But, said Ricketts, who is attempting to eliminate the interim tag from her job title and assume the role of executive director of the Racing and Gaming Commission, "We have so much to be proud of. It's about teamwork. It's regrowing and building. There are going to be bumps in the road. It's not going to be smooth sailing all the time."

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