Tagged Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs to Acquire Chasers Poker Room in New Hampshire

March 23, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Hampshire

Churchill Downs Incorporated's (CDI) portfolio of properties just got a little bigger with the announcement of a new acquisition in New Hampshire. The company recently signed a definitive agreement to take on C...

Kentucky Derby strips Medina Spirit of victory giving the win to Mandaloun

Sadonna Price

February 22, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Kentucky

Kentucky state racing stewards have decided to remove the Kentucky Derby win of Medina Spirit from last year’s race and give it to Mandaloun. Last May, Medina Spirit won the race but tested positive for the ste...

Churchill Downs Incorporated said to be exploring potential TwinSpires sale

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2021

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Newest casino games, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated reportedly saw the value of its shares rise by 5.7% yesterday on news that it is potentially exploring the option of selling off its TwinSpires-branded onli...

Churchill Downs removes bid for Waukegan Casino after announcing sale of Arlington International Racecourse

Sadonna Price

October 1, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Illinois

Churchill Downs is apparently no longer interested in operating a casino in Waukegan. The company withdrew its bid for licensing just a few hours after it was announced that its Arlington property would go to t...

Proposals start rolling in for new Vigo County, Indiana casino

Sadonna Price

September 24, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Gaming Industry News, Indiana

A new casino will eventually come to Terre Haute, Indiana, with the state’s Gaming Commission choosing the operator sometime in the near future. Proposals are already coming in and the decision should be made s...

Betting drops dramatically for the 146th Kentucky Derby

Sadonna Price

September 7, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Kentucky

The 146th Kentucky Derby took place over the weekend, with Authentic earning the first-place finish. This year’s Derby was quite different due to the coronavirus pandemic, with few spectators and way less betti...

Kentucky Derby shuts down infield; set to allow 23,000 fans to participate

Sadonna Price

September 4, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Kentucky

As the Kentucky Derby is set to take place this weekend, Churchill Downs has released an operations plan revealing how the event will go down amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Derby will allow under 23,000 gues...

Churchill Downs Incorporated inks Kentucky historical racing games deal

Adam Morgan

February 21, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Game manufacturers, Horse Racing, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced that it is partnering with Scientific Games Corporation and Ainsworth Game Technology in order to introduce its customers in Kentucky to a bra...

Churchill Downs Incorporated applies for winter horseracing permission

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

In the southern American state of Kentucky and Churchill Downs Incorporated has reportedly asked for permission to bring winter thoroughbred horseracing meets to a new $200 million facility it is seeking to bui...

SBTech powering retail sportsbook of Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino

Sadonna Price

July 10, 2019

Arkansas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Earlier this month, the Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino went live with their retail sportsbook. The property decided to go with SBTech as their sports betting technology provider. The first bet has been placed at ...

Disqualified First-Place Finisher of Kentucky Derby to Appeal Result

Sadonna Price

May 7, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Kentucky

A controversial finish during the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs has led to chain of events in the horse racing industry. For the first time in the history of the race, a winner was disqualified due to an on...

Second Horse Scratched from the 2019 Kentucky Derby as Haikal is Sidelined with Abscess on Hoof

David Green

May 4, 2019

Horse Racing, Sports betting

On Thursday, May 2nd, 2019, reports surfaced that Haikal was questionable to participate in the Run for the Roses as the bay colored colt had an abscess on his left front hoof. The horse’s trainer, Kiaran P. Mc...

Churchill Downs Incorporated selling Big Fish Games Incorporated

Adam Morgan

November 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

Yesterday saw American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated announce that it had signed an all-cash deal that will see it offload its Big Fish Games Incorporated casual games subsidiary to Aristocrat Te...

Churchill Downs subsidiary offers real money online slots in US?

Lars Jones

August 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New online casinos, The Players Lounge, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News

Update: Slotwow.com's DNS address cannot be found - the site has been offline since at least Sept. 8 There is no evidence to suggest that slotwow was ever authorized by any of the companies mentioned in this...

Oxford Casino Breaks Ground on expansion of hotel and casino

K Morrison

May 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Maine

Governor Paul LePage, along with lawmakers and casino owners broke ground on a $25 million expansion at the Oxford Casino Tuesday on a new hotel slated to open next year. The expansion will see an attached h...