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Churchill Downs Incorporated applies for winter horseracing permission

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...

Rush Street Gaming releases Waukegan casino proposal

Adam Morgan

August 23, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Illinois

American casino operator, Rush Street Gaming, has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see it partner with counterpart Churchill Downs Incorporated in order to build and operate a 1,625-seat gambling venue in ...

Sportsbetting coming to redeveloped Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Sports betting, Indiana

American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly revealed that it will be adding a sportsbook to the previously-announced 100,000 sq ft expansion of its Horseshoe Southern Indiana facil...

EquiLottery inks Win Place Show deals for Kentucky

Adam Morgan

July 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Technology, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

American lottery games innovator, EquiLottery, has reportedly inked a series of deals that will see the Kentucky Lottery Corporation host a 90-day trial of its new Win Place Show product featuring customized ho...

Horseshoe Southern Indiana’s casino is moving onto dry land

Adam Morgan

April 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Indiana

American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has unveiled a plan that will see it spend around $85 million in order to expand its Horseshoe Southern Indiana and bring the facility’s existing river...

Horseshow Southern Indiana re-opens following flood threat

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Indiana

The Horseshoe Southern Indiana has reportedly fully re-opened for business after being forced to close late last month due to fears that the rising waters of the nearby Ohio River may flood the 503-room propert...

Churchill Downs Incorporated inks deal to buy two casino properties

Adam Morgan

March 1, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, Pennsylvania

American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it spend $229.5 million in order to acquire the Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Pennsylvania as wel...

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 Incorporated completes acquisition of Maryland casino

Adam Morgan

January 5, 2017

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

Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced that it has completed a deal in partnership with fellow American casino and racetrack operator Saratoga Casino Holdings to purchase the firms behind Maryland’s Casino ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated completes deal for Colorado casino

Adam Morgan

November 22, 2016

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

American horseracing and gaming firm Churchill Downs Incorporated has finally closed the Colorado portion of its $31.2 million deal to acquire a 25% membership stake in casino operator Saratoga Casino Holdings ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated partnering to purchase Maryland casino

Adam Morgan

August 3, 2016

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

Churchill Downs Incorporated is partnering with fellow American casino and racetrack operator Saratoga Casino Holdings in order to acquire the firms behind Maryland’s Casino At Ocean Downs and its associated Oc...

Record-breaking annual results for Sky Racing World

Adam Morgan

July 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Horse Racing

Sky Racing World, a distributor of southern hemisphere thoroughbred and harness horseracing content to North and South America, has released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of June showin...

2015 Kentucky Derby Winner – “American Pharaoh”

Bernard Richter

May 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It was ideal weather for the 141st running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands as a record 170,513 fans, the highest attendance in Derb...