A proposed casino in southwest Lincoln has taken the first step toward becoming a reality.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended approval of zoning changes to the site near U.S. 77 and West Denton Road.
The land is currently covered by a planned use development designation that was approved in 2006, when the area was proposed to be a large shopping center with Walmart as an anchor tenant. However, those plans fell apart, and part of the site instead developed into the Lincoln Race Course, a horse racing and simulcast facility.
But now that development will be taking off with the planned WarHorse Casino, the planned use development needs to be amended to accommodate different uses.
