Online sports betting authority for Nebraska Legislature gets out of committee

The Legislature’s General Affairs Committee took a half step Monday toward letting the public vote on the future of online sports betting in Nebraska. But the committee’s decision to punt a companion bill means any vote will likely wait until after the November election.

The amended version of Legislative Resolution 3CA stopped short of letting voters decide the issue all at once. Instead, they would be asked to give the Legislature the constitutional authority to decide the issue.

The amendment from State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha, a Democrat, garnered bipartisan committee support, includi...