The run for the roses begins tomorrow afternoon, as twenty horses will compete in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, setting off the 2025 Triple Crown season. The race will begin at 6:57 p.m. and can be seen on NBC or streaming on Peacock. It will be the 151st time the race has taken place, … Read more
The 150th Running Of The Kentucky Derby Will Begin On May 4th, 2024 Sierra Leone And Fierceness Are Tied For The Lead In The Prerace Derby Odds The Top 20 Kentucky Derby Horses And Alternates Have Been Finalized The facilities at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, are prepped for the first leg of the 2024 … Read more
Domestic sports betting is coming to Kentucky on September 7th, 2023, the same day that the 2023-24 NFL season begins. Yesterday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved regulations allowing in-person sportsbooks to accept wagers on the same day as the first Thursday Night Football game of the year. Online and mobile sportsbooks in Kentucky will … Read more
The Bluegrass State was one of the few remaining US territories that had yet to approve some form of domestic sports betting. That all ended during the 2023 legislative session when legal sports betting in Kentucky was given the green light by local lawmakers. Horse race betting has been allowed in KY for years, but … Read more
The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will happen this Saturday at 6:57 PM, with television coverage on NBC and streaming available on the Peacock app. Online sportsbooks are now offering odds for the 2023 Kentucky Derby that favor Forte to win the first leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby bettors can shop the … Read more
The Kentucky House of Representatives has now passed a bill that would allow 18 and older gamblers in the state to bet on sports at a domestic sportsbook. House Bill 551 is now in the hands of the KY Senate for further consideration. While this is cause for optimism, similar bills have passed through the … Read more
As the number of US states that allow for legal sports betting of some kind continues to grow, gamblers in territories where no sportsbooks are present are now traveling to neighboring regions to place a wager. This is especially true in areas of the country that share borders with states that offer mobile sports betting. … Read more
Kentucky lawmakers are moving with one foot in front of the other as they try to pass a legal state sports betting bill before the legislative session’s end. On Friday, March 18th, representatives from the state House voted to approve HB606 and HB608 with overwhelming favor. The terms of the bills are as such: HB606: … Read more
Kentucky legal sports betting has a serious chance at getting authorization this year. On Wednesday morning, House Committee members voted unanimously to pass HB610, a bill package that would address wagering, online poker, and so-called “gray machines.” The legal sports betting bill has bipartisan support from House Democrats and Republicans. The package is Kentucky’s most … Read more
Domestic sportsbooks are feeling the heat of competition as profits dwindle in a crowded market. And while everyone could have expected some smaller brands to abandon ship, none thought that it would happen with such haste. Churchill Downs Jumps Ship After less than three years of mobile sportsbook operations, Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has opted … Read more
As 2021 returns to normalcy, sports bettors the world over are getting ready to wager on the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Unlike last year, when the Triple Crown races were held out of order, this year’s 147th Run for the Roses is back in front, and the gate draws – and early betting odds – have … Read more
While gambling on horse races at the world-famous Churchhill Downs dates back to the 19th century, wagering real money on human beings playing games with balls and sticks has always been seen as taboo in the Bluegrass State. But it looks like that’s about to change. A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky advanced … Read more