Location: Kentucky

10/23/23 2:47 PM

Kentucky governor: Nearly $250M wagered on sports betting

  • Seth Austin, TriStateHomepage.com
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced preliminary sports wagering numbers indicate nearly $250 million has been wagered in Kentucky and... more
10/15/23 1:06 PM

President of Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling says the state needs more gambling therapists

  • Sam Knef, Spectrum News
Sports betting is already generating millions of dollars for the state of Kentucky since it became legal. But it’s also coinciding with a... more
10/05/23 9:18 PM

Early numbers show sports betting’s impact in Kentucky: $68M handled in first four days

  • Jessica Umbro, WKYT-TV
Thursday marks one week since online sports betting went live in Kentucky. In just four days, Kentuckians wagered more than $68 million in... more
09/30/23 8:50 PM

Circa Sports partners with Cumberland Run harness track for Kentucky sports betting

  • Robert Linnehan, Sports Betting Dime
Circa Sports, the eighth licensed sportsbook in the commonwealth, announced its Kentucky sports betting partnership with ECL Corbin, LLC,... more
09/25/23 5:05 PM

Kentucky: 2.5 percent of sports betting tax revenue slated to help address addiction

  • Alec Cunningham, Lineups
As of September 7th, retail sports betting became the newest form of legalized gambling in Kentucky. Eager bettors will soon also be able... more
09/25/23 3:52 PM

Kentucky: Two of seven sports betting platforms will allow betting at age 18 starting Thursday

  • Jill R. Dorson, SportsHandle
When seven digital sports betting platforms go live in Kentucky Thursday, it will be become the biggest U.S. jurisdiction by population to... more
09/21/23 5:54 PM

Kentucky governor says sports wagering is off to strong start, with the pace about to pick up

  • Bruce Shreiner, Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Sports betting in Kentucky is off to a strong start right out of the gate, attracting more than $4.5 million in... more
09/11/23 9:25 PM

Kentucky: Lexington has ‘electric’ first weekend of sports betting at Red Mile

  • Bode Brooks, WDKY-TV
Football has a different feel in Kentucky now that legal sports betting has officially launched. At Lexington’s Red Mile, it was a bit... more
09/08/23 4:07 PM

Kentucky’s 10 new sports betting regulators have no prior experience in gaming

  • Dan Monk, WCPO
Kentucky’s sports betting market went live Thursday with 10 newly minted gambling regulators who have 100 years of combined work... more
09/07/23 3:20 PM

Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager

  • Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams — and... more