Location: Kentucky
Kentucky bill would raise gambling age to 21, ban prop bets
A bill introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly would raise the legal age for sports betting in the state from 18 to 21, as well as ban... more
Churchill Downs opens its eighth Kentucky HHR gaming venue
After a year of construction, Marshall Yards Racing and Gaming at Calvert City opened to the public on Wednesday. Marshall Yards is... more
Kentucky casinos surge in January
Slot machine parlors in Kentucky saw a 17.1 percent spike in revenue in January. When Churchill Downs’s new Owensboro casino was backed out... more
Kentucky: Dispute between Churchill Downs and horse racing authority could result in Derby simulcast being pulled
Could a horse racing feud among two major horseracing entities prevent people outside of Churchill Downs from betting on the 2026 Kentucky... more
Kentucky governor’s super PAC steps up fundraising; gambling interests give big
Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC, In This Together, raised almost $1.4 million in the second half of 2025, according to its latest filing with... more
Kentucky HHRs surge in December
Churchill Downs’s opening of an Owensboro, Kentucky, gambling parlor in February 2025 helped power historical racing machines (HHR) to a... more
Kentucky: Churchill Downs’ Marshall Yards to open February 25
Churchill Downs Incorporated on Tuesday announced that Marshall Yards Racing & Gaming will celebrate its grand opening on February 25.... more
Light & Wonder faces minimal risk from Kentucky shutdown, analyst says
Electronic gambling devices provided by Light & Wonder subsidiary Grover Gaming to nonprofits in Kentucky were disabled on November 21,... more
Churchill Downs reports record revenue of $683 million for 3Q25
Churchill Downs Wednesday reported that net revenue for the third quarter of 2025 was a record $683.0 million, a year-over-year increase of... more
Kentucky: Sports betting, gaming center popularity continues to rise
Kentuckians are spending big on both sports betting and slot-style historical horse racing machines, to the tune of several billion... more


