A fascinating case is currently being heard in the Nebraska Supreme Court. 

As recently as Wednesday, the court heard an argument to challenge the decision made by Secretary of State Bob Evnen to withhold an initiative legalising casino gambling at horse racing tracks from the election ballot. 

It was said in court by Evnen that the proposal did not adhere to the requirements which need it to be a single topic when it was split into three votes. He also raised questions over the language used and whether that was clear or whether it could potentially confuse those who are voting. 

This is the opposite of the argument made by the sponsors of the issues. They have said that their request for this to be made into three separate votes was to ensure that they stuck to the single topic requirement of court. 

They also added to counter Evnen that in the past, the court has never withheld a proposed amendment because of the potential for voter confusion down to the language that was used. 

Those opposing have argues that it contains something else hidden inside. This is that casino gambling can take place on tribal lands, something which may are against. Those supporting this have said that there is no such thing, or anything else, hidden into their text. 

We are expecting the court to rule before the September 11 deadline that is in place for Bob Evnen to decide whether the issue will appear on the November ballot or not. 

There are fine parts of this that will need to be weighed up, and this is similar to how many countries around the world approach their gambling laws. In some parts of the world, casino gaming is banned, others it is available under strict rules while some places have free casino gambling, allowing new customers to use the full list of betting offers that is available to them.

The proposal going through the Supreme Court is the Keep the Money in Nebraska proposal. It involves racetracks at Omaha, Lincoln, South Sioux City, Grand Island, Hastings and Columbus. If passed, the proposal would allow all of these to offer casino gambling to those on the track. 

This could be just the start. Should voters pass the bill and make changes to law, it would be no surprise to see future horse racing tracks pop up in Nebraska. Those who are pushing for this bill to move forward describe casino gambling as a lifeline for the state, which has been struggling for many years. 

Part of the proposal includes help for the state straight away, it would give a portion of the state revenue from casino gambling to the property tax relief fund, directly helping those in need in the state.

The estimations made point towards $45 million being made available from revenue of $65 million, and over time this is only going to grow bigger and help even more people out.