LINCOLN- A bid to allow Nebraska voters the chance to legalize mobile sports betting in next year's election took a crucial first step forward Monday as a committee of state lawmakers sent the proposal to the floor of the Legislature. For now, gamblers in Nebraska can only place sports bets in person at casinos that have sportsbooks. However, a proposed constitutional amendment introduced by Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar would legalize mobile sports betting through platforms like FanDuel and DraftKings.

In a vote Monday afternoon that signaled bipartisan support for the measure, the Legislature's General Affairs Committee voted 6-2 to advance the proposal to the full Legislature. Republican Sens. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue and Jared Storm of David City voted against the move, while the rest of the committee — three Democrats and three Republicans — voted for it. Bostar's proposal (LR20CA) still has several hurdles to reach the 2026 ballot. It will need the support of 30 of Nebraska's 49 lawmakers during each of three rounds of debate in the Legislature to be placed on the ballot, where its fate would then be decided by voters. The measure would need the support of 33 lawmakers if opponents filibuster it.

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