The tribe also owns the Lucky 77 casino in Walthill, Nebraska. Under the law, wagers have to be placed on tribal land that sits on the Iowa side of the Missouri River. The casino did not launch a mobile app due to geographical limitations. 'If you don’t know how to play save wager at a sportsbook, if you’re not familiar with it and stuff, you know this gives you an opportunity to explore it.” “Come in, do it without the pressure of anybody watching you,' he pointed out. The property allows bettors to wager at kiosks which, according to Appleton, take the pressure off new bettors as they are self-serve. CEO Brad Appleton explained that “the idea all along was to get something that we could fit in the property without major remodeling,' as reported by KTIV, 'and not breaking the bank, so to speak.” Sports betting at the casino launched after a years-long process.
The casino is owned by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. Iowa sports bettors can now place their wagers in person for the first time on tribal land after the vertical launched at the Blackbird Bend Casino near Onawa last Saturday.
