LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Consumers wagered more than $2 billion in Kentucky’s slot-like historical racing machines in the state fiscal year that ended June 30, nearly double the amount wagered in the ...

Jockey Calvin Borel, who has been in the spotlight over the last five weeks as a result of victories in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (gr. I), is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Sitting at one of the hundreds of betting machines at Derby City Gaming in Louisville – with names like Electric Nights and Vegas Fortune -- it’s hard to tell that you’re ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Supporters of a Kentucky law banning slots-like machines scored a legal victory Friday when a judge kept in place a measure to permanently unplug the video games that offered cash ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC) - Backers of a bill that would continue to make slot-like machines legal at Kentucky racetracks say they have saved Turfway Park. The bill is now on its way for Gov. Andy Beshear ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Senate committee of the Kentucky legislature killed a bill on Monday night that would have legalized slot machines at seven racetracks in the state. The vote effectively torpedoed ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ron Geary thought he'd made it through the worst of it. The owner of tiny Ellis Park in western Kentucky salvaged the racetrack's summer 2008 meet with a bit of showmanship.

When it comes to gambling in Kentucky, there are so many shades of gray, it’s hard to keep them apart. There is betting on horse racing, which is legal, and betting on basketball games, which is not.

Recently, I have seen numerous arguments for and against legalizing slot machines at Kentucky racetracks. Many agree that it would help, but not solve the state's economic woes. Others say it won't ...

Churchill Downs Inc. president and CEO Bob Evans told stock analysts that track management is optimistic about the chances of getting expanded gambling in Kentucky. "We believe we have made some ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Kentucky mom is upset after learning about some changes made to the state budget as it passed out of the House on Friday. Sandy Patton said those changes not only hit her in ...