NEBRASKA- Companies that want to open a casino at a Nebraska horse racetrack will have to pony up $1 million for a license.

That’s one of the requirements of the rules released by the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission.

The 67-page document lays out everything from license applications to how to handle money to how to deal with problem gambling and sex trafficking.

Included are two key provisions that are likely to make some people happy and others unhappy: All casinos will be smoke-free, and only law enforcement officers or licensed security guards will be allowed to carry firearms.

Tom Sage, executive director of the commission, said the proposed regulations are a “hodgepodge of best practices” from casino regulators across the Midwest.

The commission hired Gaming Labs International, an industry consultant that has worked with other states, including Ohio, to help it write rules for casino gambling.

“They basically took what worked in some of those other states and incorporated it into our rules,” Sage said.

The $1 million fee, to be paid upfront, would secure a license for 20 years. Casinos would also face an annual assessment to help fund the activities of the commission.

Sage said that details of the annual assessment still have to be worked out but that it would likely be based on how many gambling machines and table game spots a casino has.

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