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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which has been tasked with regulating the new industry, will spend the upcoming months considering license applications and laying down the foundations for the launch.ĭuring this In Focus Kentucky segment, Steven Bittenbender, writer/analyst for Group and Bet Kentucky, joins the program to talk more about the implementation of Kentucky’s sport betting law. The UK remains at the forefront of European countries in.
Betfred has a monopoly over the Tote betting services (betting pools), but announced recently that it would close 49 of. Ladbrokes-Coral has over 4,000 betting shops, William Hill owns 2300 of them, and Betfred owns over 1320 betting shops. All 10 of those venues may host three online skins, meaning there could eventually be 30 online sports books in the state. This type of license is needed to provide betting services on sporting events or other activities. Betting shops dominate the landscape in England, with over 9,000 in total throughout the United Kingdom. Kentucky Speedway can also open a retail sports book. HB 551 permits all nine horse racing tracks in Kentucky to open retail sports betting lounges on their premises. The legislation went into effect in late June.īut first, how will in-person betting actually work here in our state? Andy Beshear D-Ky., signed House Bill 551 into law, making Kentucky the 38th state to legalize sports gambling, joining nearly all of its neighboring states. for in-person wagering at multiple locations around the bluegrass state. KENTUCKY - Legalized sports gambling officially began in Kentucky on Thursday, Sept.
