Kentucky’s sports betting market went live Thursday with 10 newly minted gambling regulators who have 100 years of combined work experience in government and no experience in the gaming industry.
Seven of the 10 new employees, hired between June 16 and Aug. 16, transferred to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission from other state jobs, according to personnel files obtained by the WCPO 9 I-Team in a public record request.
The records show four of the new employees worked as auditors for Kentucky’s Department of Revenue. One rooted out fraud and waste in Kentucky Medicaid spending. Others provided administrative support for Kentucky highway projects, environmental enforcement and public defenders. The team has private sector experience in banking, musicology, bartending and the airline industry.
