Matt Olberding
A major casino operator has announced plans to open a casino at the horse racing track in Columbus.
Columbus Exposition and Racing and Caesars Entertainment jointly announced Friday plans for a Harrah's casino and racetrack.
The approximately $75 million casino development will be located off of Highway 81 in Columbus, is expected to feature a new one-mile horse racing surface, a 40,000-square-foot-casino and sportsbook with more than 400 slot machines and 20 table games, as well as a restaurant and retail space. The property is expected to be complete in late 2022. It will replace the existing Columbus racetrack at Agricultural park.
Harrah's Casino - Columbus, NE
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Harrah's plans to open casino in Columbus
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Re: Harrah's Casino - Columbus, NE
And as soon as the non-horse racing communities in this state convince the legislature (or voters) to let them open casinos too, the new track will be mothballed and turned into a parking lot. It took about 20 years in Iowa; I expect it to take about seven in Nebraska.