Ricketts, Spellerberg and Foley Pull Endorsements of Tim Anderson Over Sports Gambling

LINCOLN, Neb. – Pete Ricketts, Joey Spellerberg and Mike Foley withdrew on Saturday as endorsers of Tim Anderson, who is running for the Legislature, over a $750,000 check his campaign took from the committee backing Nebraska’s online sports betting measures. The U.S. senator, state treasurer and state auditor, all Republicans, acted three days before the Nebraska sports betting vote on Initiatives 440 and 441, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Initiative 440 would write online Nebraska sports betting into the state constitution, limited to platforms the racetrack casino operators offer, and Initiative 441 would supply the statute regulating them, according to…