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Kentucky Casino Advocates Donate to Legislators

4 January 2006

News Brief: A Kentucky horse-industry group leading this year's push for casino gambling at racetracks donated $66,000 during the last three months to state party caucuses and most of the state's legislators, according to campaign finance records.

Turfway Holiday Wagering Up

3 January 2006

News Brief: Turfway Park wagering galloped into the new year with increases during the holiday period in 2004.

Numbers Rise in Churchill Downs Fall Meet

28 November 2005

The 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs concluded on Saturday, Nov. 26, with gains in both on-track and total wagering and on-track attendance.

Supporters: Casinos Would Bring Money to Kentucky Schools

15 November 2005

News Brief: If Kentuckians were to approve a constitutional amendment allowing casino gambling, Northern Kentucky's three counties could receive $11.3 million more per year in local education funds, a group called Kentucky Equine Education Project has announced.

Efforts Begin to Reopen Ellis Park

10 November 2005

Clean-up efforts are underway at Ellis Park to tentatively reopen the storm-battered track for simulcasting operations on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Apparent Tornado Inflicts Damage on Ellis Park

7 November 2005

An apparent tornado, spawned by a line of severe weather that moved through southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky early Sunday morning, has inflicted significant damage at Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky.

Turfway Park's Total Handle Fell

11 October 2005

News Brief: Handle on Turfway races from all sources, on-track and off, was about $47.4 million, a decline of 11.8 percent from 2004.

Kentucky Teachers Support Gambling Legislation

5 October 2005

News Brief: The Jefferson County Teachers Association supports letting Kentucky voters decide whether to allow horse tracks to operate casinos, hoping that gambling revenues would funnel more money to public schools.

Kentucky Official Open to Casinos

28 September 2005

News Brief: Kentucky’s Lt. Gov. Steve Pence says he’s open to the horse industry's plan to pursue a constitutional amendment legalizing casinos.

Kentucky Horse Group Pushes for Casino Amendment

26 September 2005

News Brief: The Kentucky Equine Education Project, or KEEP, recently rolled out its call for the Legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. If approved, the state's eight race tracks could open casinos.

Kentucky Horse Group Decides Gambling Position

15 September 2005

News Brief: The Kentucky Equine Education Project has decided its position on expanded gambling legislation. It just hasn't divulged it.

State Legislator Renews Push for Slot Machines

10 August 2005

Video slot machines would be legal in Kentucky, but local governments would be left with the decision of whether to allow them within their jurisdictions under a proposal announced Tuesday by a state lawmaker.

Ellis Park to Reduce Overnight Purses

8 August 2005

Lower than expected business levels - attributed in part to weather conditions and intensified competition for horses - have prompted Ellis Park to reduce overnight purses for the remainder of the race meet that continues through Sept. 5.

Exec Optimistic About Kentucky Expanded Gambling

4 August 2005

News Brief: Churchill Downs Inc. chief Tom Meeker says momentum toward expanding gambling in Kentucky is building to the point that he sees more reason for optimism than in the run-up to prior General Assembly sessions.

GTECH Sells Turfway Interest

3 August 2005

News Brief: GTECH, a Rhode Island maker of slot machines and video lottery terminals, has sold its one-third interest in the Turfway Park thoroughbred race track.

Churchill Downs Spring Numbers Up

11 July 2005

The Spring Meet at Churchill Downs ended its 52-day run on Sunday with double-digit gains in on-track attendance and wagering, but a slight decline in off-track betting.

Kentucky's Horse Industry Ranks Fourth

1 July 2005

News Brief: Kentucky's horse industry is the fourth largest in the nation in terms of dollar magnitude, number of industry participants and employment generated, according to a recent study.

Forfeited Assets from Illegal Gambling Bust Given to Police

20 June 2005

A nine-year-old illegal gambling case has paid dividends for the Louisville police force.

Kentucky Supporter Backs Out

13 June 2005

News Brief: A Kentucky House leader who sent a letter to lawmakers last week urging support for casino gambling legislation now says he has no plans to introduce the bill.

Tribes Gain Ground in OTB Debate

9 May 2005

News Brief: Tribal casinos appear to be pulling ahead in a long-running contest over their off-track betting operations.

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