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While overall casino gambling revenue was down slightly in November compared with October, revenue from sports betting set an all-time record.

According to the latest report from the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, the state’s five racetrack casinos brought in just over $1.5 million in total sports betting revenue in November. That was about 25% higher than the previous record of $1.2 million set in November 2024.

As is the case just about every month, the WarHorse casinos in Omaha and Lincoln accounted for most of that revenue, about $1.2 million, but other casinos also saw strong sports betting interest.

Grand Island Casino Resort topped $200,000 in monthly sports betting revenue for the first time ever in November, a number that was nearly 80% higher than a year ago.

Vince Fiala, general manager of the Grand Island Casino Resort, said this time of year college football is the big driver of sports betting interest.

“I can tell you that during the fall … we take a lot of bets on college football,” Fiala said.

He said that by far the most popular football bet is a parlay, where bettors try to predict the outcomes of several games.

“Here for us, the parlays are probably the biggest thing, when you bet two or three different things, because the odds of winning are a little bit higher, but the payouts are a lot higher, too,” Fiala said.

He also credited the rise in sports betting revenue to more casinos in the state and expanded sports betting operations. For example, when the previous record was set in November 2024, Lake Mac Casino & Resort in Ogallala didn’t exist, and some other casinos were still operating in temporary spaces or in spaces that were still being built out.

Grand Island Casino Resort, for instance, didn’t open its fully expanded casino until this past April.

“You know, for us, we opened a new full resort on April 10 of 2025, and with that, we increased the size of our sports book, and we have just two walls of TVs. So that has made a big difference for us,” Fiala said.

Overall, the five casinos had total revenue of $24.1 million last month, making it the third best month ever behind October, which set the all-time record with $24.6 million in revenue, and May, which had $24.2 million.

Total revenue for the year, which stood at nearly $236 million as of the end of November, is on track to end up around $260 million. That would be a nearly 80% increase over the $145.7 million in casino revenue for all of 2024. About $8.1 million of that revenue is from sports betting, up from $4.7 million for all of last year.