After a bruising state report questioned the oversight of millions of dollars in state casino gaming revenue, the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission revealed Friday that it has hired an auditor. Among his duties will be to review financial documents and reports from gaming operators to ensure compliance with the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act and commission regulations.
State Auditor Mike Foley, in the October auditor report, castigated the agency’s oversight of casino tax revenues as “lackluster at best and oftentimes nonexistent.”
The new gaming auditor, Ari Saltzman, was announced at the commission’s meeting in Lincoln. Saltzman’s annual salary is $45,364.80.
The agency is charged with regulating Nebraska casinos and collecting taxes equal to 20% of gross gaming revenues from them.
