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Here is some history on the arenas of Omaha according to Wikipedia:
Ak-Sar-Ben, or Aksarben, was an indoor arena and horse racing complex in Omaha, Nebraska. Built to fund the civic and philanthropic activities of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, the thoroughbred race track was built in 1920 and the Coliseum (capacity 7,200) was built in 1929. The racetrack closed in 1995 and the arena in 2002; the facility was demolished in 2005, and is currently being redeveloped for a variety of uses, including dormitory housing for the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the Aksarben Village development. Ak-Sar-Ben is "Nebraska" spelled backwards. The Knights originally said they were turning Nebraska around, thus "Ak-Sar-Ben."
When the Omaha Civic Auditorium opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city. The Civic Auditorium arena currently seats up to 9,300 people for sporting events and up to 10,960 for concerts.
The CenturyLink Center Omaha is an arena and convention center facility in the North Downtown neighborhood the opened in 2003. The 1.1 million ft acility has an 18,975-seat arena, a 194,000-ft exhibition hall and 62,000 ft of meeting space. The arena opened in 2003 as Qwest Center Omaha. It adopted its current name on July 15, 2011 as part of a buyout of Qwest by CenturyLink (formerly CenturyTel).
The Ralston Arena, also called the Ralston Sports and Event Center,opened in 2012. Compared to it's older siblings it only seats 4,000 for hockey and 5,300 for a concert. It serves as the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League, the Omaha Mavericks NCAA Division I men's basketball team, and the Omaha Beef of the Indoor Football League