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Kentucky Promotes Horse Industry

3 March 2004

News Brief: Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has assigned Commerce Secretary Jim Host with the job of promoting the horse industry.

Kentucky Casino Bill Faces Obstacles

2 March 2004

News Brief: Legislation that would allow Kentucky voters to decide the issue of legalized casino gaming was filed last week but several obstacles have emerged since then.

Kentucky Lawmakers Support Casino Vote

1 March 2004

News Brief: Kentucky lawmakers expressed general support Saturday for bills filed Friday that would allow Kentuckians to vote on whether casinos should be allowed in the state.

Kentucky Casino Bill to be Filed

27 February 2004

News Brief: The gambling proposal that House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark expects to file today would earmark $175 million a year for statewide education programs from nine Kentucky casinos.

Kentucky Casino Bill Proposed

26 February 2004

News Brief: On Friday, Kentucky Representative Larry Clark plans to introduce a bill to put on the November ballot a constitutional amendment legalizing casinos.

Casino Legislation Seems Dead for the Year

18 February 2004

News Brief: It appears that gambling legislation in Kentucky won't yield any results this year.

Former Kentucky Governor Calls for Casino Amendment

13 February 2004

News Brief: Former Kentucky Governor and Airdrie Stud owner Brereton Jones called for an amendment to the state's constitution allowing for full-scale casino gambling only at the state's eight racetracks.

Kentucky Tracks Open to Casino Compromise

12 February 2004

News Brief: Kentucky’s racetracks have told state Representative Larry Clark, speaker pro tem, that they would be open to casinos at non-racetrack sites as long as the tracks can operate casinos as well.

Gambling Takes Back Seat in Kentucky

9 February 2004

ews Brief: More than a month into the Kentucky General Assembly, gambling has taken a back seat to Gov. Ernie Fletcher's proposed budget.

Kentucky Racetracks Given Ultimatum

5 February 2004

News Brief: Kentucky racetracks have been told to share casinos or do without.

Churchill Downs Offers Record Purse

14 January 2004

News Brief: A record $9.375-million in purses and five new races highlight Churchill Downs’s 45-race stakes schedule this year.

Kentucky's Horse Racing Industry Divided

13 January 2004

News Brief: The new Kentucky Horse Racing Authority are divided over key issues including whether to allow slots.

Kentucky Legislators Downplay Bill

6 January 2004

ews Brief: Kentucky legislative leaders, however, continue to downplay the chances of passage of any bill to expand gambling.

Ailing Lottery Winners Donate to Medical Research

17 December 2003

News Brief: A Kentucky couple battling multiple sclerosis and diabetes claimed a $21 million Lotto South jackpot Tuesday, and immediately pledged part of their winnings to medical research.

Kentucky Legislator: Gambling's Social Costs Need Addressing

12 December 2003

News Brief: Kentucky Rep. C.B. Embry says that the social costs stemming from gambling exist in the state, and they need to be addressed.

Study: Gambling Problems Revealed in Kentucky

8 December 2003

News Brief: More than half of all Kentucky adults gambled within the past year and 12% of Kentuckians could be at risk for developing acute gambling problems, according to a 120-page gambling study.

Kentucky Bill Calls for Gaming Devices

2 December 2003

News Brief: A Kentucky legislator has pre-filed several bills for the 2004 General Assembly session, including one that would authorize electronic gaming devices at racetracks, and another that calls for a constitutional amendment on the subject.

Churchill Downs Fears Impact of Louisville Smoking Ban

25 November 2003

News Brief: Churchill Downs is ‘extremely nervous’ that a smoking ban in Louisville would drive even more people across the river, according to the track's senior vice president.

Kentucky Governor Wants Keno

13 November 2003

ews Brief: Kentucky Governor Paul Patton has urged the state lottery to launch a Keno game to raise more money for college scholarships, and lottery officials will discuss the proposal tomorrow.

Kentucky Racing Industry Wants Slot Machine Vote

12 November 2003

ews Brief: Kentucky's horse-racing industry plans to ask the General Assembly to put the controversial issue of racetrack slot machines on the November 2004 ballot as a constitutional amendment.

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