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Churchill Downs paved the way for pari-mutuel wagering with 1st Kentucky Derby in 1875
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Churchill Downs paved the way for pari-mutuel wagering with 1st Kentucky Derby in 1875

  • Dalton Godbey
  • Updated Apr 23, 2025

The sport of horse racing simply wouldn't be the same without the ability to be on the outcome. 

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'It's a lifeline' | Louisville area bar owner worried state ban on 'gray machines' will hurt bottom line
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'It's a lifeline' | Louisville area bar owner worried state ban on 'gray machines' will hurt bottom line

  • Conroy Delouche
  • Updated Mar 20, 2023

Last Thursday, the state House and Senate passed and Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 594, which outlaws what proponents call "skill games" and critics call "gray games."

Churchill Downs plans to spend $80 million on Derby City Gaming Downtown
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Churchill Downs plans to spend $80 million on Derby City Gaming Downtown

  • Marcus Green
  • Updated Oct 27, 2021

Churchill also estimates a mid-2023 opening for the slots-like historical horse racing venue slated for the U.S. Bank building at Fourth and Market streets. That's slightly longer than an early 2023 timeframe the company announced last month.

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Churchill Downs plans casino-like gambling venue in downtown Louisville
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Churchill Downs plans casino-like gambling venue in downtown Louisville

  • Marcus Green
  • Updated Sep 30, 2021

The Louisville-based racing and gambling company has suggested for months that downtown would be the site of the next "historical horse racing" venue and its second in Louisville, joining Derby City Gaming on Poplar Level Road.

Historical horse racing operations temporarily closing at Lexington's Red Mile
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Historical horse racing operations temporarily closing at Lexington's Red Mile

  • Updated Jan 24, 2021

Sunday's joint announcement from Red Mile and Keeneland comes after the Kentucky Supreme Court declined to revisit its September ruling that the gaming machines, which look and act like slot machines, do not fall under the state's definition of parimutuel wagering. 

Conservative group reiterates: historical horse racing machines are illegal
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Conservative group reiterates: historical horse racing machines are illegal

  • Updated Nov 25, 2019

The Family Foundation responded to briefs filed by the Horse Racing Commission and several tracks in a decade-long lawsuit involving the machines. 

The growth of Kentucky's slot-like racing industry, in five charts
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The growth of Kentucky's slot-like racing industry, in five charts

  • Chris Otts
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019

Historical horse racing topped $2 billion in wagers during the just-ended fiscal year, thanks to the addition of Derby City Gaming in Louisville and organic growth at other three racetrack venues.

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Kentucky Supreme Court to take second look at slot-like racing machines
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Kentucky Supreme Court to take second look at slot-like racing machines

  • Chris Otts
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019

The state's high court agreed Thursday to take up the nine-year case for the second time, potentially providing the last word on the legality of slot-like historical horse racing.

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