Tag: Horse Racing

10/17/24 5:12 PM

Wyoming: September sports betting handle up 18 percent year-over-year

  • Sam Bentham, Special to CDC Gaming
Wyoming had sports betting handle of more than $22.8 million in September, a more than 18 percent increase year-on-year and a more than 87... more
10/01/24 3:05 PM

New York: Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency

  • Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, said Monday he will leave City Hall in a few weeks to lead an offtrack... more
09/19/24 8:44 PM

New Jersey: Oldest horse racing track in U.S. is closing December 28

  • Associated Press
Freehold Raceway, the oldest horse racing track in the United States, is shutting down at the end of the year. Track officials made the... more
09/05/24 8:55 PM

New York: Buffalo’s mayor offered job as head of regional OTB corporation

  • Associated Press
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, was offered a position Thursday to lead Western Regional Off-Track... more
08/19/24 8:34 PM

Nebraska: Harrah’s Columbus holds its first race day

  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming
Harrah’s Columbus held its first race day on Friday after opening in May, marking the first time live racing has taken place at a mile-long... more
08/07/24 8:15 PM

Illinois: Harness racing returns with pari-mutuel betting at state fairs

  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming
Pari-mutuel harness racing will make a brief comeback in Illinois this month as the annual state fair meetings take place in Springfield... more
08/05/24 7:27 PM

Susan Speckert appointed Chief Operating Officer of Kentucky regulator

  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming
The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation has announced that Susan Speckert will be the first person to hold the Chief Operating... more
07/25/24 3:52 PM

Churchill Downs record results fine, but more work ahead

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
After record quarterly results, it would be natural for Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen to take a victory lap. Churchill Downs... more
07/01/24 8:36 PM

UK betting-app downloads spike in spring, summer of big sporting events

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
One in three Great Britons has downloaded a sports-betting application at some point, according to calculations by software manufacturer... more
06/28/24 2:18 PM

TwinSpires Horse Racing promotes Lilly to president

  • Sam Bentham, Special to CDC Gaming
TwinSpires Horse Racing, part of the TwinSpires Segment of Churchill Downs Inc., has promoted Michael Lilly to president. Lilly will... more