Location: Kentucky

04/06/26 2:14 PM

Kentucky Derby fixture steps away: Mike Battaglia retires as oddsmaker

  • Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mike Battaglia, who set the morning-line odds for every Kentucky Derby since 1974, is retiring ahead of next month’s... more
04/02/26 2:32 PM

Kentucky lawmakers OK raising sports betting age, legalizing more forms of gambling

  • Janet Patton and Cameron Drummond, Lexington Herald Leader
State lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday raising the minimum age for sports betting in Kentucky from 18 to 21. The bill also legalizes,... more
03/20/26 2:36 PM

Kentucky House passes bill to tighten rules around sports gambling

  • Charlotte Capewell, COMPLETE iGAMING
Kentucky lawmakers have passed legislation to implement rule changes for sports betting, including raising the legal gambling age and... more
03/17/26 2:17 PM

Churchill Downs seeks ‘unprecedented visibility’ for primetime Kentucky Oaks

  • Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal
Churchill Downs is betting on a later Kentucky Oaks race, in primetime, will be a growth driver for the Louisville-based gaming and racing... more
03/08/26 5:54 PM

Kentucky bill would raise gambling age to 21, ban prop bets

  • Charlotte Capewell, COMPLETE iGAMING
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
02/26/26 5:48 PM

Churchill Downs opens its eighth Kentucky HHR gaming venue

  • Brad Munson, West Kentucky Star
After a year of construction, Marshall Yards Racing and Gaming at Calvert City opened to the public on Wednesday. Marshall Yards is... more
02/25/26 6:48 PM

Kentucky casinos surge in January

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
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
02/20/26 3:41 PM

Kentucky: Dispute between Churchill Downs and horse racing authority could result in Derby simulcast being pulled

  • Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal
Could a horse racing feud among two major horseracing entities prevent people outside of Churchill Downs from betting on the 2026 Kentucky... more
02/04/26 9:00 PM

Kentucky governor’s super PAC steps up fundraising; gambling interests give big

  • Tom Loftus, Kentucky Lantern
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
01/28/26 1:38 PM

Kentucky HHRs surge in December

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Churchill Downs’s opening of an Owensboro, Kentucky, gambling parlor in February 2025 helped power historical racing machines (HHR) to a... more