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Top 10 casino openings and expansions for September 2025

15 September 2025

Here, Casino City's Dan Ippolito takes a look at 10 casinos that have launched, announced or unveiled an opening or expansion since our last edition.

Circa Sports opens largest sportsbooks in Kentucky at The Mint Gaming Hall

22 August 2025

The book boasts a 5,100-square-foot venue featuring an 80-foot-wide LED viewing screen, 31-foot odds board, luxury seating, and a mix of staffed betting counters and self-service kiosks.

Circa Sports Kentucky Sportsbook to open at The Mint Kentucky Downs

13 August 2025

On 23 August, the property will debut the state’s largest retail sportsbook, featuring an 80-foot-wide LED screen, 31-foot-wide odds board and over 5,100 square feet of space.

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for July 2025

28 July 2025

Whether it’s a new sportsbook, a restaurant opening or an expansion, resorts will do whatever it takes to attract new guests and get their current clientele coming back.

Circa Sports opens massive sportsbook in Kentucky

24 July 2025

The new venue at The Mint Gaming Hall Kentucky Downs is the largest in the state and one of the biggest east of the Mississippi, boasting an 80-foot LED screen.

Casino City’s Friday Five: Tax hike, jackpots and upgrades edition

6 June 2025

After a controversial new budget was approved, online sports betting in Illinois is going to look a little different with a new tax placed on each bet.

The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs opening sportsbook

5 June 2025

Opening this summer, the largest sportsbook in Kentucky will feature an 80-foot-wide LED screen, a 31-foot-wide odds board and over 5,100 square feet of action-packed space.

Circa Sports to debut temporary sportsbook at Kentucky Downs

9 August 2024

New sports betting destination to offer the industry's highest betting limits beginning 12 August with the permanent book anticipated to open in the Summer of 2025.

New horse racing facility coming to New Hampshire

3 May 2023

Clairvest Equity Partners VI and ECL Entertainment have acquired licensed gaming operations that will enable them to build a gaming operation in Southern New Hampshire.

Kentucky House passes historical horse racing bill

11 February 2021

The state's House of Representatives voted to pass SB 120 which re-legalizes historical horse racing slot machines.

Ellis Park to implement Exacta Historic Horse Racing system

1 December 2016

The property will close on 3 January 2017 and will reopen on 6 January 2017 with 179 new Exacta HHR terminals.

Kentucky Downs enjoys record-breaking August

7 September 2016

Pari-mutuel wagering on Historic Horse Racing totaled over $40.7 million in August, the second consecutive month that wagering at the racetrack passed the $40 million mark.

Record Historic Horse Racing jackpot awarded in Wyoming

2 June 2016

The $340,707.50 win achieved on an Encore Triple Cherry Pop game broke the jackpot record of $114,000.

Federal court dismisses Oaklawn's trademark lawsuit against Encore

20 April 2016

The suit involved Encore's historic horse race system and alleged that Encore had infringed upon the plaintiffs' trademarks by using the racetracks' names to identify the location where historic horse races had taken place.

Kentucky Downs and Encore RBG announce expansion agreement

11 March 2016

The racetrack will add 143 of Encore's historic horse racing terminals, bringing the total number of terminals to 643.

Kentucky Downs, Encore set new single-month handle record

5 January 2016

The $34,873,506 wagered in December set a new one-month HHR handle record, besting the record set in July by almost $500,000. Overall handle was up $7.84 million compared to last December.

Kentucky Downs sets attendance, handle records with Encore historic horse racing

1 October 2015

This is the third straight month that historic horse racing at Kentucky Downs has broken its previous attendance record.

Kentucky Downs, Encore break several horse racing handle records

4 August 2015

The $34,442,019 wagered in July set a new one-month HHR handle record, shattering the old record ($31,757,057) by more than $2.6 million.

Kentucky: Instant racing revenue increased 17 per cent in Dec.

27 January 2012

Instant racing revenue figures up 17 per cent in December, 2011.

Racing machines doing well for Kentucky Downs

28 October 2011

Kentucky Downs sees good returns on six-week-old racing machines.

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