Industry
May 9, 2022
CDI’s Kentucky Derby 148 Sets New Wagering Records
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) announced its pinnacle event and a major driver of the company’s financial success, the Kentucky Derby, set new wagering records this year. The 148th edition of the premier horse racing event also surprised experts and pundits by presenting an 80-1 winner, Rich Strike. Kentucky Derby 148 CDI announced the track took […]
Legal
April 18, 2022
Legalized Betting in Kentucky Has to Wait Until Next Year
No white smoke came from the building of the local legislative authority on the clear Thursday evening. House Bill 606 would have legitimized sports betting and online poker had it not failed in getting the third reading in Senate. In fact, it never left the boundaries of the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee. The […]
Sports
March 29, 2022
Kentucky Seems Closer to Passing Sports, Poker, and DFS Legislation
Kentucky is looking to pass a comprehensive bill that would allow it to quickly join the rest of the US states that allow sports betting on their territory. The state has chosen a one-in-all approach whereby House Bill 606 wants to push for daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and online poker legislation in one swoop […]
Legal
March 17, 2022
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Clears House Committee, Unlikely to Succeed
Kentucky is seeing some movement insofar sports betting legalization is concerned. Backers of a new proposed betting bill notched up a small victory on Wednesday after their draft moved through a House committee looking into the introduction of sports betting. While this bodes well for the legislation at this point, there are still more challenges […]
Legal
March 7, 2022
Problem Gambling Becomes Focus of Kentucky’s Legalization Efforts
Kentucky has been debating heavily whether it should legalize gambling and amid those debates, a strong push for responsible gambling has emerged. The state, which is falling behind its neighbors in terms of sports betting legalization, is trying to catch up to the rest while also creating one of the most successful gambling addiction help […]
Legal
February 25, 2022
Kentucky Senate Bill Seeks Mobile Gambling Legalization in State
Kentucky lawmakers are once again pushing ahead with a proposed legalization of numerous gambling verticals in the state. The state, which successfully fined the former The Stars Group brand PokerStars, has been trying to open up to various forms of gambling for a while now, citing the potential economic benefits and a piling debt as […]
Sports
February 11, 2022
Poll Suggests That 65% Of Kentuckians Support Legalized Sports Betting
Republican pollster Robert Blizzard conducted a survey in Kentucky in which the residents were asked whether they support sports betting in the state and judging by the results, the industry is a political winner in the state. The Results Are Close to the Ones in 2020 The survey concluded that the margin of sports betting […]
Sports
January 10, 2022
Kentucky Sports Betting Could Be Legalized in 2022, Adam Koenig States
Rep. Adam Koenig, who has been campaigning for legalizing sports betting in Kentucky since 2019, has expressed his frustration on the fact that the process is still in the works. A sports betting bill should now be examined during the General Assembly session this year, which started last Tuesday Koenig’s Hopes Are Not High While […]
Legal
November 11, 2021
Kentucky’s Expanded Gambling Plans Lose Ground
Two Kentucky GOP legislators representing the Owensboro region and a Democrat member on a state task force for horse-racing-related gambling said that there is little or no chance of a Frankfort gambling bill being passed in the 2022 session. Kentucky’s Expanded Gambling Efforts Derailed Ellis Entertainment announced plans to build a historic simulcasting facility and […]
Legal
October 8, 2021
Attorney Win in Flutter Vs Kentucky Better than a WSOP Payout
Flutter Entertainment got lucky recently when it avoided what could have been a multibillion-dollar payment demanded by Kentucky. The state had gone after PokerStars in court for illegally offering its services in the state years ago, before it was purchased by Flutter, and the amount requested in damages continued to pile up over the years. […]