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Operators / Elite Casino Resorts

Elite Casino Resorts

Operator · Elite Casino Resorts, LC · Dubuque, Iowa[1],[2]

www.elitecasinoresorts.com

Iowa-based casino operator (CEO Dan Kehl) that also runs Iowa properties (Rhythm City, Diamond Jo Dubuque/Worth). Selected to operate two Nebraska racetrack-casino licenses under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act: Grand Island Casino Resort (at Fonner Park, land/racing license held by the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association) and Lake Mac Casino Resort & Racetrack in Ogallala (racing license transferred from Hastings Exposition and Racing, Inc.'s former Fairplay Park track).

Reported revenue, last 12 months

StateVerticalHandleGGR
NebraskaCommercial casinos—$59.1M
IowaSports (online)$38.2M$2.9M
NebraskaSports (retail)—$1.2M
IowaSports (retail)$3.9M$570K
IllinoisCommercial casinos——
IllinoisSports (online)——
IllinoisSports (retail)——

Licenses

LicensedNot licensed
Alaska: Not licensedAKMaine: Not licensedMEVermont: Not licensedVTNew Hampshire: Not licensedNHWashington: Not licensedWAIdaho: Not licensedIDMontana: Not licensedMTNorth Dakota: Not licensedNDMinnesota: Not licensedMNWisconsin: Not licensedWIMichigan: Not licensedMINew York: Not licensedNYMassachusetts: Not licensedMARhode Island: Not licensedRIOregon: Not licensedORNevada: Not licensedNVWyoming: Not licensedWYSouth Dakota: Not licensedSDIowa: LicensedIAIllinois: LicensedILIndiana: Not licensedINOhio: Not licensedOHPennsylvania: Not licensedPANew Jersey: Not licensedNJConnecticut: Not licensedCTCalifornia: Not licensedCAUtah: Not licensedUTColorado: Not licensedCONebraska: LicensedNEMissouri: Not licensedMOKentucky: Not licensedKYWest Virginia: Not licensedWVVirginia: Not licensedVAMaryland: Not licensedMDDelaware: Not licensedDEArizona: Not licensedAZNew Mexico: Not licensedNMKansas: Not licensedKSArkansas: Not licensedARTennessee: Not licensedTNNorth Carolina: Not licensedNCSouth Carolina: Not licensedSCDistrict of Columbia: Not licensedDCOklahoma: Not licensedOKLouisiana: Not licensedLAMississippi: Not licensedMSAlabama: Not licensedALGeorgia: Not licensedGAHawaii: Not licensedHITexas: Not licensedTXFlorida: Not licensedFL
StateVerticalBrandLicenseStatusLaunched
IowaCommercial casinosGrand Falls Casino ResortFacility license (licensed operator)active[3],[4]
IowaCommercial casinosGreat River Casino ResortFacility license (licensed operator)activeJan 27, 2026[5],[6]
IowaCommercial casinosRhythm City Casino ResortFacility license (licensed operator)active[7]
IowaCommercial casinosRiverside Casino and Golf ResortFacility license (licensed operator)active[8]
IllinoisCommercial casinosWalker's Bluff Casino ResortOwners Licenseactive[9]
IllinoisSports (retail)Walker's Bluff Casino ResortOwners License (Master Sports Wagering)active[10]
NebraskaCommercial casinosGrand Island Casino Resortactive[11],[1]
NebraskaCommercial casinosLake Mac Casino Resort & RacetrackactiveAug 19, 2025[12],[2]

Sources

  1. Elite Casino Resorts to Operate $100 Million Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  2. Nebraska Commission Approves $100M Casino Resort & Quarter Horse Racetrack Transfer · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  3. Grand Falls Casino Resort -- Facility License · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  4. Renovations planned for Larchwood casino · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  5. Great River Casino Resort -- Facility License · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  6. Elite Casino Resorts finalizes purchase of Iowa casino · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  7. Rhythm City Casino -- Facility License · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  8. Riverside Casino and Golf Resort -- Facility License · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  9. Casino Gambling: Applicant & Licensee Lists (Owners Applicants & Licensees) · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  10. Sports Wagering: Applicant & Licensee Lists · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  11. Gaming Facilities · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  12. NRGC 2025 Annual Report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026