WarHorse Casino in Omaha celebrated its new expansion on Tuesday.
The addition adds 400 slot machines, two new dining options and a skywalk that connects the parking structure to the casino. It also added 130 jobs to the casino that already employed about 350 people, said Lance Morgan, CEO of Warhorse Gaming Lance.
The Omaha casino opened last August and is a joint effort by the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska’s economic development arm, Ho-Chunk Inc., and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.
The two organizations also own and operate the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln.
According to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission’s 2025 revenue report, the Omaha casino has generated just under $3.8 million in tax revenue since the beginning of the year.
$2,659,180 of that money is slated to go to the state’s property tax credit cash fund, while the city of Omaha, as well as Douglas County, will each get $474,853.72
Morgan said that while the tax money is important, he sees overall economic activity as the most important aspect of the casino.
“It’s the jobs and the economic activity,” Morgan said. “A lot of this income was going over to Iowa and surrounding states, and so I think it’s pretty logical to bring it back here to Nebraska.”
Morgan said that Ho-Chunk Inc. and the Winnebago tribe have not made any money from the two casinos, which are not yet fully built out. But once they are fully operational, he expects profits to start flowing
“The theory is, is we get these open, we start having some success, and we put more and more money back into our community, building homes, creating education, jobs, all of those opportunities,” Morgan said. “You know, we’re already known for doing that in our community, but I think that that’s going to be community development on steroids when these are really going and functioning at full speed.”
WarHorse Omaha is the second Nebraska casino to unveil an expansion in April.
Earlier this month, the Grand Island Casino Resort had a grand opening for its fully completed $185 million facility. Fonner Park partnered with Iowa-based Elite Casinos to build the resort, and now along with the horse track, the casino resort has 650 slot machines, 20 table games, a 162-bed hotel, a show lounge, a spa and multiple restaurants.
Since the beginning of the year, the four racetrack casinos in Nebraska have brought in $10,848,850 in tax revenue, according to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission.