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Breeding boom: Casino gaming has helped reverse decline in Nebraska-bred horses - Flatwater Free Press

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The number of registered foals in the state had plummeted from 189 in 2005 to 33 in 2019. In 2021, the year after voters overwhelmingly OK'd casino gambling, that number grew to 96. The number of mares bred, which some view as a better indicator, also is trending up.

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Breeding boom: Casino gaming has helped reverse decline in Nebraska-bred horses - Flatwater Free Press

Nebraska Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member David C. Anderson has been talking about retirement for years. The longtime trainer and breeder was looking forward to cutting back on his farm near Ashland, enjoying the grandkids and doing all the things retired people do. But when Nebraska voters legalized casino gambling in 2020, his outlook changed in a hurry. “All of a sudden my phone started ringing,” Anderson recalled in 2021, “and I have a har…

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