As popular online gambling platforms funnel millions into the campaign to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska, some companies are also making significant contributions to individual campaigns.

Tax Relief Nebraska, a ballot question committee, began circulating two petitions in February to legalize and regulate online sports betting. The group would need to collect signatures from 10% of the state’s registered voters on the petition to legalize and 7% of registered voters on the petition to regulate for the measures to be placed on the 2026 ballot.

The committee raised more than $2.6 million in February and March alone, according to campaign finance records, largely from two $1.1 million contributions from Fanduel and Draft Kings. The remaining funds came from FBG Enterprises, a subsidiary of Fanatics Sportsbook, and Roar Digital, an online sports betting joint venture between MGM and Entain.

“We’re no different than the Nebraska Cattlemen or the [Nebraska State Education Association] or any of those other groups that are concerned about how legislation might affect them, so we give contributions to candidates that we think understand our issue,” said Lynne McNally, director of government relations at WarHorse.