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- Tax Relief Nebraska submitted signatures supporting online sports betting to the Nebraska Secretary of State on Friday, June 26, ahead of the July 2 deadline
- A spokesperson for the committee said they are “confident” the group has done enough to gain access to the November general election ballot
- The committee had to collect signatures of 10% of the state’s registered voters across its 38 counties to place the referendum on the November ballot
The signature collecting process for Tax Relief Nebraska, a committee in support of legalizing Nebraska online sports betting, has been completed and now the waiting game can begin.
A spokesperson for Tax Relief Nebraska confirmed to Sports Betting Dime the committee submitted collected signatures on Friday, June 26, to the Nebraska Secretary of State in support of two petitions – a constitutional amendment and a measure creating the regulatory framework for Nebraska online sports betting – to appear on the November general election ballot. The spokesperson reported the committee is confident it has collected enough signatures.
“Our totals exceeded what was required on both measures and we’re confident we’ve done enough to access the ballot,” Jordan McGrain, a petition sponsor for Tax Relief Nebraska, told Sports Betting Dime.
Signatures Submitted Ahead of Deadline
The final signatures were submitted on Friday, June 26, six days ahead of the Thursday, July 2, deadline. Tax Relief Nebraska began its signature collecting process in February.
McGrain previously reported to Sports Betting Dime that Tax Relief Nebraska Tax had 130 circulators working in the state to collect the needed signatures for the referendum questions.
According to the Nebraska Secretary of State, the organizers had to collect verified signatures equaling 7% or more of registered voters in Nebraska. For a constitutional amendment, 10% of the registered voters must sign, and for a referendum at least 5% must sign. In addition, signatures must be collected from 5% of the registered voters in 38 of the 93 Nebraska counties.
According to Nebraska voter registration statistics, as of April 2026 there were 1,255,154 registered voters in the state. If 10% of registered voters must sign for a constitutional amendment, this means proponents had to collect more about 125,151 signatures to place a question on the ballot.
The Nebraska Secretary of State will now have to validate the collected signatures and ensure these totals are met. The signatures will be sent to local county governments who will have 40 days to verify, and then returned to the Secretary of State for further processing.
Nebraska Online Sports Betting Framework
The proposed constitutional amendment will earmark 70% of online sports betting tax revenues for a property tax credit fund in the state. The tax revenue disbursements are similar to Nebraska’s legal in-person sports betting market.
The referendum question will establish Nebraska’s online sports betting framework. It allows for licensed Nebraska gaming facilities to offer up to two online sports betting platforms each through either their own technology or a partnership with a gaming company, such as DraftKings or FanDuel. Sports betting rules and regulations will be required to be approved on or before June 1, 2027,
Tax Relief Nebraska commissioned a study from Eilers & Krejcik on the impact online sports betting may have on tax relief in the state. If legalized, Nebraska could see millions in additional revenue for property tax relief over the next five years.
According to Eilers & Krejcik, Nebraska projects to generate $86.6 million in gross gaming revenue in its first year of legalized online sports betting, which would increase to about $163.1 million in gross gaming revenue by year five.
The company projected these revenue estimates by observing gross gaming revenue-per-adult data from comparable markets, such as Kansas, Iowa, Kentucky, and Wyoming. These were adjusted for Nebraska-specific factors such as disposable income, sports interest, internet access, and a prohibition on sports betting involving Nebraska college teams.
The independent research firm estimate Nebraska would see nearly $87 million in total online sports betting tax revenues through the first five year of operation. About $60.9 million would be used for Nebraska property tax relief with the required 70% property tax relief allocation.
About $21.7 million would be used for the local share, $2.2 million for a compulsive gambling fund, and $2.2 million for the state’s general fund.