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Ellis Park owner remains hopeful despite setback

28 April 2008

News Brief: Ellis Park owner, Frank Geary, remains confident Ellis Park will move closer to attendance and revenue goals this summer, but he admits the outlook for the 2009 meet suddenly couldn't be worse

Heard it on the river: Horseshoe's legendary blackjack tournament is on tap

29 February 2008

Schiffer explains how to win $100,000 playing blackjack, an LCD TV and $10,000 playing slots; all just by doing a little gambling on the river.

Inside gaming column: Monte Carlo guest flees fire, keeps slot jackpot

25 February 2008

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Churchill Downs picked as official memorial site for Barbaro

30 January 2008

Churchill Downs has been selected as the final resting place for 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who was euthanized one year ago today after a lengthy battle with laminitis.

Kentucky tracks won't cut dates

22 January 2008

News Brief: The potential financial windfall that casinos at racetracks could bring their owners won't mean that horse racing will be abandoned, track officials say.

Churchill Downs open to OTB

10 January 2008

News Brief: Churchill Downs track president Steve Sexton said today the company is open to operating a casino at an off-track location if that's what legislators prefer.

Kentucky track owner wants to move

3 January 2008

News Brief: Ellis Park owner Ron Geary said he would put a casino in Owensboro, Kentucky, to move it away from competition in Indiana.

Kentucky track decision could come soon

22 November 2007

News Brief: The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority could decide before the end of the year whether to grant the state’s last racetrack license to Sprint Racing Partners’ proposed quarter-horse facility near London, Kentucky.

Kentucky pro-gambling candidate wins

13 November 2007

Kentucky stands to be the last state bordering Ohio to add expanded gambling, at horse race tracks and other locations, following the Tuesday victory of gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear.

Poker group responds to Kentucky governor's stance

2 November 2007

Governor Ernie Fletcher's election-year decision to oppose a statewide referendum on the issue of casino gaming in the commonwealth has drawn the ire of the state's poker players, as Fletcher's position includes opposition to poker rooms.

Kentucky's charities hit jackpot

22 October 2007

New Brief: Nonprofit organizations hit the jackpot last year with charitable bingo and other games, pumping a net sum of almost $2 million into their coffers, according to the Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming.

Kentucky candidates debate expanded gambling

28 August 2007

News Brief: In the Kentucky campaign, Beshear and Gov. Ernie Fletcher, the Republican incumbent, are both putting forth arguments whether to allow casino-style gambling at racetracks.

Kentucky Governor rolls out casino bashing ads

24 August 2007

News Brief In the campaign commercial, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher highlights Aurora's Hollywood Casino, although not by name, as a poster child of sorts for what happens to good communities when casinos come in.

Kentucky expanded gambling debate heats up

16 May 2007

News Brief: Kentucky Democrats running for governor aggressively challenged rival Steve Beshear for overpromising benefits derived from expanded gambling, at a statewide debate.

Rosy for Street Sense

6 May 2007

News Brief: Calvin Borel rode Street Sense slowly back to the winner’s circle with the same patience he demonstrated while taking the dark bay colt to first place during the Kentucky Derby.

The Queen joins Kentucky Derby crowds for a day at the races

6 May 2007

International News Brief: For a few exciting moments, Queen Elizabeth II was just like every other racing fan at Churchill Downs - as she watched the horses running in the 133rd Kentucky Derby.

Convention Authority: Authority's slogan slog continues

11 April 2007

What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans.

Kentucky candidate supports legalized casino gambling

20 February 2007

News Brief: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear supports bringing casino gambling to Kentucky to help fund pre-school classes and a college scholarship program.

Kentucky candidate supports expanded gambling

16 January 2007

News Brief: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear said Tuesday he will push for a state constitutional amendment in 2008 that would allow expanded gambling in Kentucky.

Norton sponsors Churchill Downs race

24 October 2006

News Brief: Norton Healthcare Inc. will be the first presenting sponsor of Churchill Downs' Clark Handicap, a Grade I race that has been run since the track opened in 1875.

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