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States / Kentucky

Kentucky

More detail
  • Sports betting. Kentucky legalized retail and online sports wagering in March 2023 (HB 551, KRS Chapter 230). Retail launched Sept. 7, 2023 and mobile launched Sept. 28, 2023.
  • Regulator. The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (KHRGC) regulates gambling. 2024 SB 299 created it to replace the former Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Effective July 1, 2025, it also absorbed the former Department of Charitable Gaming.
  • 2026 overhaul. HB 904 was enacted via veto override as 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 184, effective April 14, 2026. It raised the minimum sports-wagering age from 18 to 21. It also brought daily fantasy sports under KHRGC licensing for the first time.
  • Taxes. A companion revenue bill, HB 757 (2026 Ky. Acts ch. 161), imposed Kentucky's first-in-the-nation excise tax on prediction-market operators. It also set a 12% fantasy-sports tax. The state declared that it does not intend to legalize event-contract trading by doing so.
  • Historical horse racing. Kentucky's defining gambling-expansion story remains historical horse racing (HHR) "instant racing" terminals. They were legalized through a 2010 regulatory reinterpretation. A 2020 state Supreme Court ruling found that one HHR product was not truly pari-mutuel. The legislature re-authorized HHR in 2021.
  • Casinos and online gaming. Kentucky has no commercial or tribal casino gaming and no iGaming or online poker statute.
  • Skill games. Skill-game "gray machines" were banned by 2023's HB 594. Attorney General Russell Coleman's enforcement of that ban was upheld by a Franklin Circuit Court summary judgment (June 28, 2024). The Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed it (Feb. 27, 2026).
  • Prediction markets and sweepstakes. On June 17, 2026, Coleman sued Kalshi, Polymarket, and VGW Holdings (Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker) in Franklin Circuit Court. The suits cover unlicensed sports wagering and dual-currency sweepstakes casino gaming. The CFTC countersued Kentucky over its new prediction-market tax and restrictions. A Kalshi/Polymarket-aligned industry group, the Coalition for Fair Markets, separately sued the state over the same tax about a week before Coleman's suits.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 74 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA
VerticalStatusLaunchedModelDetails
Sports (online)LiveSep 28, 2023CompetitiveEach licensed track may contract with up to 3 sports wagering service providers/skins offering online/mobile wagering under the track's or provider's brand.
KRS Chapter 230 (as created/amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147 / HB 551)
[1],[2]
Sports (retail)LiveSep 7, 2023HybridRetail sports wagering offered at licensed tracks/facilities for sports wagering under KHRC jurisdiction.
KRS Chapter 230 (as created/amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147 / HB 551)
[1],[3],[2]
Online casinoNot authorizedKentucky has no iGaming or online-casino statute.[2]
Online pokerNot authorized[2]
Commercial casinosNot authorizedKentucky has no commercial land-based casino statute.[2]
Tribal casinosNot authorizedNo federally recognized tribe with an IGRA Class III compact operates casino gaming in Kentucky.[2]
LotteryLiveApr 4, 1989Monopoly StateCreated by constitutional amendment and a legislative act passed in 1988 (KRS Chapter 154A), per the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's own 2019 presentation to the General Assembly's Program Review Committee. Kentucky Lottery ticket sales began April 4, 1989, 'at over 5,000 licensed retailers.'
KRS Chapter 154A (Kentucky Lottery Corporation)
[4],[5]
iLotteryLive2016Monopoly StateOnline sales (draw games and ~60 Instant Play e-instant games) are available to players registered through the Kentucky Lottery's "Fun Club" on the website/mobile app. The Lottery's own FY2019 sales-by-channel table shows $0 in iLottery sales in FY2015 and $521,000 in FY2016, placing the launch in fiscal year 2016 (mid-2015 to mid-2016).[4],[5]?
Daily fantasyLiveLegalized Apr 14, 2026CompetitiveDFS previously operated in Kentucky without dedicated statutory licensing (an earlier HB 742, the "Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act," was introduced in the 2025 session but did not pass committee). HB 904 (2026), enacted via veto override, requires KHRGC to license fantasy contest service providers, mandates independent audits and anti-fraud/anti-money-laundering controls, and sets the minimum age to play a fantasy contest at 18. The companion revenue bill HB 757 (2026) separately defines a tax-paying "fantasy contest participant" as 21 or older for purposes of its 12% excise tax on fantasy contest providers, so the age that triggers the tax is higher than the age the licensing law sets for play itself.
2026 Ky. Acts ch. 184 (HB 904); 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 161 (HB 757, excise tax)
[6],[7]
VGTs / VLTsNot authorizedKentucky has no licensed video-gaming-terminal-at-retail-establishment program outside the Office of Charitable Gaming's card-minding devices and electronic pull-tab devices, which are restricted to licensed charitable gaming use only.[8]
Historical horse racingLiveLegalized Jul 2010Monopoly StateThe Kentucky Horse Racing Commission reinterpreted "parimutuel wagering" in 2010 to permit Instant Racing/HHR terminals; the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the Commission's general authority to authorize wagering on historical races in Appalachian Racing LLC v. Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. (Ky. 2014), but in 2020 ruled that at least the Exacta Systems HHR product was not truly parimutuel. The General Assembly responded in 2021 by amending the statutory definition of parimutuel wagering to explicitly include historical horse racing. HHR parlors operate at Kentucky Downs (since Sept. 2011), Ellis Park (2012), The Red Mile/Keeneland (Sept. 2015), and Derby City Gaming (2018), among others.
KRS 230.210 et seq. (parimutuel wagering definition, amended 2021)
[9]
Sweepstakes casinosContestedNo dedicated Kentucky statute bans dual-currency sweepstakes casinos. On June 17, 2026, Attorney General Russell Coleman sued VGW Holdings (operator of Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, and Global Poker) in Franklin Circuit Court, alleging its dual-currency "Sweeps Coins" model constitutes unlawful casino wagering in violation of Kentucky's Consumer Protection Law, Loss Recovery Act, and gambling laws; the suit was pending as of Oct. 2026. Separately, private lawsuits under Kentucky's Loss Recovery Act had already led most sweepstakes-casino operators to exit the state voluntarily before the AG suit was filed.[10],[11]
Prediction marketsContestedKentucky has not issued a cease-and-desist letter, but has taken some of the most aggressive 2026 action against sports-event-contract platforms of any state. HB 757 (2026 Ky. Acts ch. 161, enacted via veto override 4/14/2026) made Kentucky the first state to impose an excise tax on prediction-market operators' transaction fees, set at 14.25% and taking effect January 1, 2027, while HB 904 (2026 Ky. Acts ch. 184) restricts KHRGC-licensed tracks and fantasy-contest licensees from contracting with event-contract platforms and states that the chapter does not itself authorize/legalize such regulation. The tax drew a lawsuit from the Kalshi/Polymarket-aligned Coalition for Fair Markets about a week before AG Russell Coleman sued Kalshi and Polymarket separately (June 17, 2026, Franklin Circuit Court) alleging unlicensed sports wagering; the CFTC then sued Kentucky (reported as the 9th state the CFTC has sued over this issue), challenging the tax and related restrictions as preempted by the Commodity Exchange Act. All litigation was pending as of Oct. 2026. Kentucky sits in the Sixth Circuit, which ruled against Kalshi's CFTC-preemption theory on Sept. 25, 2026 in KalshiEX LLC v. Orgel (No. 26-5235, Tennessee) and KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler (No. 26-3196, Ohio) — Kentucky was not itself a party to either appeal, but that panel decision is binding Sixth Circuit precedent on the preemption question the CFTC's suit against Kentucky also raises.[10],[12],[13],[7],[14],[15]
Skill gamesProhibitedLegalized Mar 2023HB 594 (2023), signed by Gov. Beshear, banned "gray machines"/no-chance skill games statewide with fines of up to $25,000 per machine. Attorney General Russell Coleman's office obtained summary judgment upholding the ban from Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd on June 28, 2024; in September 2024 Coleman issued guidance to prosecutors applying the ban to "no-chance" machines (estimating 500+ operating unlawfully at the time). The Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the ban on February 27, 2026.
2023 Ky. Acts (HB 594)
[16],[17]
Card roomsNot authorizedKentucky has no freestanding card-room statute; KRS Chapter 528 (Gambling) contains no card-room carve-out.[2],[18]
Lottery couriersNot authorizedNo Kentucky statute or Kentucky Lottery Corporation policy authorizes or licenses third-party lottery courier services. Jackpocket, the largest national courier, does not list Kentucky among its current operating states, and an industry regulatory tracker places Kentucky among roughly 40 states with no law expressly permitting or prohibiting the courier model, as opposed to the handful of states (including NJ and NY) where couriers are expressly licensed and regulated.[19],[20]
Pick'em fantasyLiveLegalized Apr 14, 2026CompetitiveHB 904's fantasy-contest definition and KHRGC licensing requirement are not limited to a particular contest format, so pick'em-style, player-vs-house contests fall under the same licensing framework and rules as traditional head-to-head or season-long fantasy contests.
2026 Ky. Acts ch. 184 (HB 904)
[6]
Pari-mutuelLiveMonopoly StateLong-standing pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast Thoroughbred, harness, Appaloosa, Arabian, paint and quarter horse racing, regulated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
KRS 230.210 et seq.
[2]
Advance deposit wageringLiveCompetitiveAdvance deposit account wagering providers must be licensed by the racing commission; the commission 'may impose a license fee not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) annually.'
KRS 230.260(2) (as amended by HB 551)
[2]
Charitable gamingLiveMonopoly StateLicensed charitable organizations: bingo limited to 1 session/day, 3/week, up to 5 consecutive hours/day and 15 hours/week; bingo prizes capped at $5,000 fair market value per 24-hour period; individual charity-game-ticket (pull-tab) prizes capped at $1,499 (seal-card cumulative prizes capped at $2,400); charity fundraising events limited to 8 licenses/year (incl. 2 special-limited) and 72 consecutive hours. Organizations under $25,000/year gross receipts are exempt from licensure (still must notify the Office and file an annual financial report). License fees capped at $1,000 per license. (KRS 238.545, 238.535, effective July 15, 2026 versions.)
KRS 238.505 et seq. (Charitable Gaming)
[8],[21]
Esports bettingLiveCompetitiveStatute explicitly lists wagerable events to include 'Electronic sports, e-sports, and competitive video game events' alongside professional, college, amateur and international sporting events.
Section 5 of 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147 (HB 551), creating a new section of KRS Chapter 230
[2]
Social casinoNot authorizedFree-to-play, no-cash-prize social casino apps are not addressed as gambling under Kentucky law given the absence of a prize-for-consideration element. The Attorney General's June 2026 suit against VGW Holdings targets its dual-currency sweepstakes-casino products specifically and does not extend to pure social casino apps with no cash-equivalent prizes.[2],[22]

Sports betting in Kentucky: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

VerticalChannelRateBaseTierPromos deductibleSinceStatute
Historical horse racingretail1.5%HANDLEAug 1, 2022KRS 138.510, as amended by HB 607 (2022)
Kentucky Department of Revenue confirms the pari-mutuel excise tax rate for live wagering, simulcast wagering, advance deposit wagering, AND historical horse racing is set at a uniform 1.5% effective August 1, 2022 (HB 607); this did not change the historical-racing rate itself (already 1.5%) but unified it with the other wagering categories, which were previously tiered up to 3.5% for live racing at high-handle tracks.
[26]
Sports (online)online14.25%AGRSep 28, 2023New Section 14 of 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147 (HB 551), amending KRS Chapter 138
Statute: 'Fourteen and one-quarter percent (14.25%) on the adjusted gross revenue on wagers placed online via websites or mobile applications or other off-site technology approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.'
[2]
Sports (retail)retail9.75%AGRSep 7, 2023New Section 14 of 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147 (HB 551), amending KRS Chapter 138
Statute: 'Nine and three-quarters percent (9.75%) on the adjusted gross revenue on wagers placed at the licensed track.' Adjusted gross revenue = total wagers collected less winnings paid less federal excise taxes paid.
[2]

Scheduled rates (not yet effective)

  • Daily fantasy (online): 12% AGR from Jan 1, 2027 · Statute: a tax 'at a rate of twelve percent (12%) of the fantasy contest service provider's adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts,' defined as total entry fees collected less winnings paid to participants; takes effect January 1, 2027.[7]
  • Pick'em fantasy (online): 12% AGR from Jan 1, 2027 · HB 757's fantasy-contest tax definitions are not limited to a particular contest format, so the same 12% rate on adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts applies to pick'em-style, player-vs-house contests licensed under HB 904's KHRGC framework.[7],[14]
  • Prediction markets (online): 14.25% OTHER from Jan 1, 2027 · Statute imposes an excise tax 'at the rate of fourteen and one-quarter percent (14.25%) of the prediction market operator's transaction fees,' where transaction fees include both the fee the operator charges to complete a trade and the amount a consumer pays to buy an event contract.[7]

Historical rates

VerticalRateBasePeriodNotes
Historical horse racing · retail1.5%HANDLEApr 1, 2014 – Jul 31, 20221.5% excise tax on all money wagered on historical horse races, in force since the historical-racing tax took effect April 1, 2014; unchanged by 2022's HB 607.[26]

Rules and requirements

License fees

Sports wagering license fee(s) and term
Track sports-wagering license: $500,000 initial fee, $50,000 annual renewal. Service-provider license: $50,000 nonrefundable application fee, $10,000 annual renewal. Temporary service-provider license also requires the $50,000 initial fee.[2]
Supplier/vendor license fee summary
Advance deposit account wagering (ADW) provider license fee capped at $10,000/year (KRS 230.260(2)); the totalisator company license fee is set by KHRGC regulation rather than fixed in statute.[2]

Minimum age

Minimum age for charitable bingo/raffles
18
Persons under 18 may not purchase charity game tickets or (with limited noncash-prize/parental-accompaniment exceptions) play bingo.
[8]
Minimum age to play DFS
18
HB 904 (2026) sets the minimum age to play a fantasy contest at 18. The companion revenue bill, HB 757 (2026), separately defines a tax-paying "fantasy contest participant" as 21 or older for purposes of its fantasy-contest excise tax, so a provider's tax obligations turn on a higher age than the age set for play itself.
[6],[7]?
Minimum age to purchase lottery
18[4]
Minimum age to place a sports wager
21
Originally set at 18 by 2023's HB 551 (a floor amendment to raise it to 21 was defeated in the House on 3/13/2023). HB 904 (2026 Ky. Acts ch. 184, enacted via veto override effective 4/14/2026) raised the minimum sports-wagering age from 18 to 21.
[2],[3],[14]

Prediction markets

Summary of the state's action against sports event contracts (C&D
No cease-and-desist; instead a first-in-the-nation excise tax on prediction-market operators (HB 757, 2026) plus AG Russell Coleman's June 17, 2026 lawsuit against Kalshi and Polymarket for unlicensed sports wagering, met with a CFTC countersuit against the state and a separate industry-coalition suit over the tax. All litigation pending as of Oct. 2026.[10],[13]

Skill games

Summary of skill-game legal status/litigation
Banned by 2023's HB 594; ban upheld by Franklin Circuit Court summary judgment (6/28/2024) and unanimously affirmed by the Kentucky Court of Appeals (2/27/2026).[16]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on college sports allowed at all
Yes
College sporting events sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA, or other recognized collegiate athletic body are an explicitly wagerable category.
[2]
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed
Yes
The statute does not exclude Kentucky's own college teams from the wagerable category of NCAA/NAIA-sanctioned college sporting events.
[2]
Individual college player prop bets allowed
Yes
Kentucky's statutory definition of sports wagering covers bets on 'the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sporting event,' with no carve-out limiting that to professional (as opposed to college) athletes.
[2]
Credit cards may be used to fund accounts
Yes
Statute lists 'credit cards, debit cards, automated clearing house, other electronic methods' among acceptable funding methods.
[2]
Esports wagering allowed
Yes[2]
New online accounts must be created in person
No
Patrons may register online/remotely through a service provider's website or mobile application, not only in person at a licensed facility.
[2]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
Yes[2]
Summary of prop-bet restrictions (e.g. no in-game player props)
No statute bars specific prop-bet types outright. A sports governing body may ask the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to restrict, limit, or exclude a type, form, or category of sports wagering on its own covered events if it believes that wagering type could undermine the sport's integrity (KRS 230.808).[25]

Sweepstakes

Statute or regulator action specifically bans dual-currency online sweepstakes casinos
No
No dedicated statutory ban; AG Coleman sued VGW Holdings on general consumer-protection/gambling-law theories on June 17, 2026 (pending).
[10]

Tax revenue

Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund
Sports-wagering excise tax revenue funds the Sports Wagering Administration Fund first (administrative costs), with 2.5% of collected funds further earmarked to the Kentucky Problem Gambling Assistance Account; remaining proceeds go to the Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund (KRS 42.205).[2]
Uses that sports-wagering tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares
pensions, regulation, problem_gambling
After administrative costs and the 2.5% problem-gambling set-aside, the remaining and largest share of sports-wagering tax revenue goes to the Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund.
[2]

Revenue

Tax revenueMonthly · Sports (online), Sports (retail)
Monthly3-month average
$5.0M$10.0M202420252026Oct 2023 $7.6M$2.8M

Calendar-year totals from available reports; incomplete years are partial totals.

VerticalMeasure2026202520242023
Sports (online)GGR$196M$330M$272M$108M
Sports (online)AGI (adjusted revenue)$192M$323M$266M$106M
Sports (online)Handle$1.9B$2.9B$2.5B$850M
Sports (online)Tax paid$27.3M$45.8M$38.0M$15.1M
Sports (retail)GGR$4.2M$7.8M$6.0M$3.6M
Sports (retail)AGI (adjusted revenue)$4.1M$7.6M$5.8M$3.6M
Sports (retail)Handle$34.4M$76.0M$89.0M$35.8M
Sports (retail)Tax paid$405K$703K$605K$347K
Sports (online)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M202420252026Oct 2023 $53.3M$19.9M
Sports (retail)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M202420252026Dec 2025 $1.1M$434K

Sports (online) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
DraftKingsonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.2B$128M
FanDuelonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$993M$125M
bet365onlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$310M$27.0M
FanaticsonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$179M$17.0M
BetMGMonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$211M$16.9M
Caesars EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$145M$12.1M
PENN EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$58.9M$6.3M
Prime (Churchill Downs)onlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$13.8M$663K
Circa (Kentucky Downs)onlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$32.9M$154K

Sports (retail) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
Kambi (Churchill Downs)retailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$22.0M$2.5M
Caesars EntertainmentretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$14.3M$1.5M
Kambi (Turfway Park)retailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$9.2M$1.2M
Kambi (Oak Grove)retailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$5.8M$812K
DraftKingsretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$6.1M$665K
Circa (Kentucky Downs)retailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$7.6M$642K
BetMGMretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.5M$233K
Kambi (Ellis Park)retailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.9M$204K
What these figures mean
  • Sports (online): GGR is handle minus winnings, before promotional credits (the dashboard prints no GGR line). Adjusted revenue is the dashboard's "Approximate AGR" (handle minus winnings minus promotional credits), the taxable base. Tax paid is the state excise tax; the federal excise tax is not included.
  • Sports (retail): GGR is handle minus winnings, before promotional credits (the dashboard prints no GGR line). Adjusted revenue is the dashboard's "Approximate AGR" (handle minus winnings minus promotional credits), the taxable base. Tax paid is the state excise tax; the federal excise tax is not included.
Revenue report sources (2)

Horse racing: amount bet

Bet in the statePer year
$200M$400M$600M20152016201720182019$501M
MeasureYearAmount betNotes
Bet in the state2019$501MFiscal year 2019 (July 2018-June 2019) = on-track live $103,324,490 + on-track simulcast $141,177,474 + Kentucky-resident ADW $256,862,470. Excludes HHR handle of $2,028,026,118 (see hhr section).[42]
2018$499MFiscal year 2018 (July 2017-June 2018) = on-track live $109,401,963 + on-track simulcast $152,655,557 + Kentucky-resident ADW $236,763,629 (note category rename from "Total ADW Handle," see section note above). Excludes HHR handle of $1,091,766,502 (see hhr section).[41]
2017$484MFiscal year 2017 (July 2016-June 2017) = on-track $110,341,295 + all-breed simulcast $165,330,104 + total ADW $208,021,481. Excludes HHR handle of $920,331,753 (see hhr section).[40]
2016$490MFiscal year 2016 (July 2015-June 2016) = on-track $111,735,949 + all-breed simulcast $180,848,456 + total ADW $197,006,273. Excludes HHR handle of $641,488,829 (see hhr section).[39]
2015$465MFiscal year 2015 (July 2014-June 2015) = on-track live $113,657,516 + all-breed simulcast $189,658,311 + total ADW $161,833,970. Excludes HHR handle of $372,670,250 (see hhr section).[39]

Historical horse racing machines

YearAmount betKept by operatorsTax paidNotes
2019$2.0B——Fiscal year 2019 (July 2018-June 2019). HHR handle nearly doubled year over year as Derby City Gaming and other HHR venues expanded. khrc.ky.gov's own "Reports" page now links only to a Tableau Public dashboard (public.tableau.com/app/profile/melissa.combs.wright/viz/shared/K5DWQXTPT) for data after this point; the workbook/sheet names needed for Tableau's CSV-export URL pattern could not be resolved from the opaque "shared" link in available time, so no FY2020+ KY figure (pari-mutuel or HHR) is included here.[42]
2018$1.1B——Fiscal year 2018 (July 2017-June 2018).[41]
2017$920M——Fiscal year 2017 (July 2016-June 2017).[40]
2016$641M——Fiscal year 2016 (July 2015-June 2016).[39]
2015$373M——Fiscal year 2015 (July 2014-June 2015).[39]

Lottery

Status
Live · Monopoly State
NotesCreated by constitutional amendment and a legislative act passed in 1988 (KRS Chapter 154A), per the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's own 2019 presentation to the General Assembly's Program Review Committee. Kentucky Lottery ticket sales began April 4, 1989, 'at over 5,000 licensed retailers.'
[4],[5]
Authorized
1988
KRS Chapter 154A (Kentucky Lottery Corporation)
First tickets sold
Apr 4, 1989
Run by
Kentucky Lottery Corporation
Minimum age
18[4]
Multistate games
Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life[23]
Where the money goes
By KRS 154A.130, after the first $3,000,000 is applied to literacy programs, 55% of the remaining lottery funds are designated for the state's two need-based scholarship programs, the College Access Program (CAP) and Kentucky Tuition Grants (KTG). The Kentucky Lottery Corporation's own reporting shows proceeds ("Earned for State") also fund the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) trust fund, the Work-Ready Kentucky Scholarship, the Dual Credit Scholarship, and the National Guard Tuition Award; since the scholarship program was established in 1999 the Lottery has provided more than $3.4 billion for over 2.4 million scholarships and grants, funding 95 cents of every $1 in non-loan state financial aid (per its FY2019 Program Review Committee presentation).[24],[5]
Online sales (iLottery)
Live · since 2016
NotesOnline sales (draw games and ~60 Instant Play e-instant games) are available to players registered through the Kentucky Lottery's "Fun Club" on the website/mobile app. The Lottery's own FY2019 sales-by-channel table shows $0 in iLottery sales in FY2015 and $521,000 in FY2016, placing the launch in fiscal year 2016 (mid-2015 to mid-2016).
[4],[5]?
Courier services
Not authorized
NotesNo Kentucky statute or Kentucky Lottery Corporation policy authorizes or licenses third-party lottery courier services. Jackpocket, the largest national courier, does not list Kentucky among its current operating states, and an industry regulatory tracker places Kentucky among roughly 40 states with no law expressly permitting or prohibiting the courier model, as opposed to the handful of states (including NJ and NY) where couriers are expressly licensed and regulated.
[19],[20]
Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years
SalesKept by the stateOnline gambling legalized
$1.0B$2.0B$3.0BFY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY20241$2.0B$404M
  1. 1Mar 31, 2023: online sports betting legalized · launched Sep 28, 2023
Yearly figures
Fiscal yearSalesPrizesAdministrationKept by the statePrize share
FY2024$2.0B$1.5B$90.1M$404M75%
FY2023$1.8B$1.3B$81.1M$383M74%
FY2022$1.6B$1.2B$77.1M$360M72%
FY2021$1.5B$1.1B$72.2M$356M71%
FY2020$1.1B$801M$58.2M$273M71%
FY2019$1.1B$725M$52.4M$285M68%
FY2018$974M$657M$48.4M$268M67%
FY2017$925M$629M$46.6M$250M68%
FY2016$921M$621M$45.9M$255M67%
FY2015$831M$556M$41.4M$233M67%
FY2014$790M$524M$38.9M$228M66%
FY2013$759M$495M$37.8M$226M65%
FY2012$717M$459M$39.1M$219M64%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

  • 2016 · Launched · iLottery
    Kentucky Lottery begins online ticket/e-instant sales[5]
  • Apr 4, 1989 · Launched · Lottery
    Kentucky Lottery begins ticket sales at over 5,000 licensed retailers[4]
  • 1988 · Legalized · Lottery
    Kentucky voters approve constitutional amendment creating a state lottery (60%+); General Assembly enacts KRS Chapter 154A[4],[5]

Lottery bills

  • SR275 (2026RS): A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kerry McCandless to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Dead Apr 15, 2026
  • SR255 (2026RS): A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of William Hurt to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Dead Apr 15, 2026
  • SR253 (2026RS): A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Dead Apr 15, 2026
  • SR252 (2026RS): A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Dead Apr 15, 2026
  • HB2 (2026RS): AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. · Enacted Apr 14, 2026
  • HB97 (2026RS): AN ACT relating to the sports wagering administration fund. · Dead Jan 14, 2026
  • SR187 (2025RS): A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Cammie D. Grant to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Dead Mar 28, 2025
  • HB46 (2025RS): AN ACT relating to the identification of lottery winners. · Dead Mar 12, 2025

Licensed operators

OperatorBrandVerticalLicenseStatusLaunchedPartner / venue
Churchill Downs IncorporatedTurfway ParkHistorical horse racingactiveFlorence[30]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedNewport Racing and GamingHistorical horse racingactiveNewport[30]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedEllis Park Racing and GamingHistorical horse racingactiveHenderson[31]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedDerby City GamingHistorical horse racingactive2018Louisville[32]
Kentucky DownsKentucky DownsHistorical horse racingactiveFranklin[33]
The Red MileThe Red MileHistorical horse racingactiveLexington[34]
Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & HotelOak Grove Racing, Gaming & HotelHistorical horse racingactiveOak Grove[35]
bet365bet365Sports (online)activerevolutionary-racing · Sandy's Racing and Gaming, Ashland[35],[36]
BetMGMBetMGM SportsbookSports (online)activeSep 28, 2023revolutionary-racing[35],[36]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars SportsbookSports (online)activeSep 28, 2023krm-wagering[35],[36]
Circa SportsCirca SportsSports (online)activeecl-entertainment · Cumberland Run and its satellite, The Mint Gaming Hall at Cumberland[35],[36]
DraftKingsDraftKings SportsbookSports (online)activeSep 28, 2023ecl-entertainment[35],[36]
Fanatics Betting and GamingFanatics SportsbookSports (online)activeSep 28, 2023wky-development-llc · Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel[35],[36]
FanDuelFanDuel SportsbookSports (online)activeSep 28, 2023churchill-downs-incorporated · Turfway Park and its satellite, Newport Racing and Gaming[35],[36]
PENN EntertainmenttheScore Bet (PENN Sports Interactive)Sports (online)activeSep 28, 2023churchill-downs-incorporated · Ellis Park, Henderson, and Owensboro[35],[36]
BetMGMBetMGM SportsbookSports (retail)activeSep 7, 2023revolutionary-racing · Sandy's Racing and Gaming, Ashland[35],[36],[37]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars SportsbookSports (retail)activeSep 7, 2023krm-wagering · The Red Mile, Lexington[35],[36]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedKambi (retail sportsbook technology supplier)Sports (retail)activeChurchill Downs' satellite Derby City Gaming; Ellis Park, Henderson; Turfway Park; Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel[35]
DraftKingsDraftKings SportsbookSports (retail)activeSep 7, 2023ecl-entertainment · Cumberland Run (Corbin) and The Mint Gaming Hall at Cumberland (Williamsburg)[35],[36],[38]

Casinos

8 properties open.

PropertyTypeCityOperatorOpenedSportsbookHotel
Ellis Park Race Course
Historical-horse-racing machines were added starting in 2012; Churchill Downs Incorporated bought the track in September 2022.
[68],[69]		RacinoHendersonChurchill Downs Incorporated
Kentucky Downs
Historical horse racing began in 2011 as "Instant Racing"; the gaming floor is now branded the Mint Gaming Hall.
[70]		RacinoFranklinKentucky Downs2011
Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel[69],[71]RacinoOak GroveOak Grove Racing, Gaming & HotelYes
The Red Mile
A historical-horse-racing facility built as a joint venture between the Red Mile harness track and the Keeneland Association.
[72],[69]		RacinoLexingtonThe Red Mile2015
Cumberland Run Racing and Gaming
A historical-horse-racing facility with a satellite location also operating under the same license.
[69]		Slot parlorCorbin
Derby City Gaming
Built on the former Louisville Downs harness-track site; a satellite gaming location of Churchill Downs.
[73],[69]		Slot parlorLouisvilleChurchill Downs IncorporatedSep 14, 2018
Newport Racing & Gaming
Holds the historical-horse-racing machines for the Turfway Park racing license; Turfway Park itself is in Florence, Boone County.
[74],[69]		Slot parlorNewportChurchill Downs IncorporatedOct 2, 2020
Sandy's Racing and Gaming
A historical-horse-racing facility developed with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
[69]		Slot parlorAshlandSandy's Racing and GamingOct 2023

Enforcement

Actions against unlicensed operators

DateAgainstActionAmountWhat happened
Jun 17, 2026KalshiEX LLC and affiliates (Kalshi Inc., Kalshi Klear Inc., Kalshi Klear LLC, Kalshi Trading LLC, Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Derivatives LLC, Webull Corporation, Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc.)Lawsuit
Prediction markets
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued Kalshi and platform partners Robinhood, Webull, and Coinbase in Franklin Circuit Court, alleging Kalshi's "event contracts" on sports outcomes are unlicensed sports wagering under Kentucky law and violate the state's Consumer Protection Act and Loss Recovery Act.[43]
Jun 17, 2026QCX LLC (Polymarket) and related entitiesLawsuit
Prediction markets
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued Polymarket in Franklin Circuit Court, alleging its website, app, and advertising offer unlicensed sports wagering disguised as "event contracts," in violation of Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act, Loss Recovery Act, and gambling laws.[43]
Jun 17, 2026VGW (operator of Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and LuckyLand Slots)Lawsuit
Sweepstakes casinos
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued VGW in Franklin Circuit Court over its sweepstakes-casino websites (Chumba Casino, Global Poker, LuckyLand Slots), alleging unlicensed online casino gambling in violation of state consumer-protection and gambling laws.[43]

Problem gambling

Statutory problem gambling funding (amount or % of tax)
2.5% of sports-wagering tax deposits go to the Kentucky problem gambling assistance account, administered by the Division of Behavioral Health; up to $50,000/fiscal year of that account may fund the Division's administrative expenses.[2]

Economy

Adults 21 and over
3.4M (2024; 4.6M residents)
Gambling revenue per adult
$100 in 2025 · 24th of 29 states with a full year of reports
$337M kept by operators from sports (online), sports (retail), divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
Gambling taxes collected
$116M in FY2025 · 0.67% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs
1,533 in 2025 · $52,936 average annual pay
Undercount: the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds some figures to protect individual employers.
Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years
Gambling taxesLottery proceeds
$200M$400M$600MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$116M$404M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average
1,0002,0002015201720192021202320251,533

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

IndustryOwnershipEmployersJobsAverage pay
Gambling industriesprivately owned521,533$52,942
Casino hotelsprivately ownedwithheld

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal yearAmusement taxesPari-mutuel taxesShare of state taxesLottery proceeds
FY2025$300K$115M0.67%—
FY2024$332K$98.7M0.57%$404M
FY2023$314K$56.1M0.33%$383M
FY2022$436K$47.7M0.29%$360M
FY2021$265K$31.6M0.22%$356M
FY2020$420K$16.1M0.12%$273M
FY2019$530K$15.0M0.12%$285M
FY2018$475K$7.7M0.07%$268M
FY2017$451K$6.6M0.06%$250M
FY2016$553K$5.0M0.05%$255M

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

  • Sep 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction markets
    CFTC sues Kentucky over its new prediction-market excise tax and event-contract restrictions, reported as the 9th state the CFTC has sued on this issue[13]
  • Jun 17, 2026 · Enforcement Action · Prediction markets
    Attorney General Coleman sues Kalshi and Polymarket (unlicensed sports wagering) and VGW Holdings (sweepstakes casino) in Franklin Circuit Court[10]
  • Apr 14, 2026 · Tax Change · Prediction markets
    HB 757 and HB 904 enacted via veto override as 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 161 and ch. 184[27],[14]
  • Apr 1, 2026 · Other · Prediction markets
    General Assembly gives final passage to HB 757 (prediction-market/fantasy-sports excise tax) and HB 904 (sports-wagering age increase, DFS licensing, event-contract restrictions)[27],[14]
  • Feb 27, 2026 · Court Ruling · Skill games
    Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimously affirms the HB 594 skill-game ban[16]
  • Jul 1, 2025 · Other · Charitable gaming
    Department of Charitable Gaming integrated into the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation[1]
  • Sep 2024 · Enforcement Action · Skill games
    Attorney General Coleman issues guidance to prosecutors applying the skill-game ban to "no-chance" machines[17]
  • Jun 28, 2024 · Court Ruling · Skill games
    Franklin Circuit Court grants summary judgment for Attorney General Coleman upholding the HB 594 skill-game ban[11]
  • Mar 2024 · Other · Historical horse racing
    General Assembly passes SB 299, creating the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and (eventually) the Department of Charitable Gaming[28]
  • Sep 28, 2023 · Launched · Sports (online)
    Mobile sports wagering applications go live statewide[1]
  • Sep 7, 2023 · Launched · Sports (retail)
    Retail sports wagering locations open in Kentucky[1]
  • Mar 31, 2023 · Legalized · Sports (online)
    Governor signs HB 551 (2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147), legalizing retail and online sports wagering[3]
  • Mar 30, 2023 · Other · Sports (online)
    Senate passes HB 551 25-12[3]
  • Mar 13, 2023 · Other · Sports (online)
    House passes HB 551 (sports wagering) 63-34; floor amendment to raise minimum age to 21 defeated[3]
  • Mar 2023 · Prohibited · Skill games
    Governor Beshear signs HB 594, banning "gray machine" skill games statewide with fines up to $25,000/machine[11]
  • Aug 1, 2022 · Tax Change · Historical horse racing
    HB 607 (2022) sets a uniform 1.5% pari-mutuel excise tax rate for live racing, simulcast wagering, advance deposit wagering, and historical horse racing, replacing live racing's prior tiered 1.5%-3.5% rate[26]
  • Feb 2021 · Regulation Adopted · Historical horse racing
    General Assembly amends the statutory definition of parimutuel wagering to explicitly authorize historical horse racing[9]
  • Sep 24, 2020 · Court Ruling · Historical horse racing
    Kentucky Supreme Court reverses, ruling the Exacta Systems HHR product is not truly parimutuel, and remands to Franklin Circuit Court[29],[9]
  • 2018 · Court Ruling · Historical horse racing
    Franklin Circuit Court rules HHR gaming systems (Exacta/Encore) meet the definition of pari-mutuel wagering[29]
  • 2018 · Launched · Historical horse racing
    Derby City Gaming opens a standalone HHR parlor[9]
  • 2016 · Launched · iLottery
    Kentucky Lottery begins online ticket/e-instant sales[5]
  • 2015 · Launched · Historical horse racing
    The Red Mile and Keeneland open an HHR parlor[9]
  • Feb 2014 · Court Ruling · Historical horse racing
    Kentucky Supreme Court upholds Racing Commission's general authority to permit wagering on historical races[9]
    Appalachian Racing LLC v. Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. (Ky. 2014)
  • 2011 · Launched · Historical horse racing
    Kentucky Downs launches the first HHR terminals[9]
  • Jul 2010 · Regulation Adopted · Historical horse racing
    Kentucky Horse Racing Commission reinterprets parimutuel wagering definition to permit Instant Racing/HHR terminals[9]
  • Apr 4, 1989 · Launched · Lottery
    Kentucky Lottery begins ticket sales at over 5,000 licensed retailers[4]
  • 1988 · Legalized · Lottery
    Kentucky voters approve constitutional amendment creating a state lottery (60%+); General Assembly enacts KRS Chapter 154A[4],[5]

Legislation

AI outlook · Oct 11, 2026

Kentucky enacted a fantasy contest regulation law in April 2026 after the Legislature overrode a veto, putting daily fantasy operators under Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation licensing. Several 2026 sports wagering and wagering bills died in committee. The session ended April 15, and the other tracked bill, HB2, is a Medicaid bill that matched incidentally.

What to watch: The Legislature meets again in January 2027, and prediction market regulation and the attorney general's Kalshi and Polymarket suits are the main open issues. Watch the Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation's regulations for implementing the fantasy contest law.

HB2EnactedMajor2026 Regular Session · Apr 14, 2026
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2026
  3. Passed HouseFeb 27, 2026
  4. Passed SenateApr 1, 2026
  5. To governor
  6. LawApr 14, 2026
Law · Apr 14, 2026
Lottery, Pari-mutuel
AI summary · Oct 11, 2026

This is a Medicaid community engagement and appropriations bill, not a gambling measure, and it matched a keyword incidentally. It was enacted April 14, 2026.

Next: It is law and has no gambling effect. Ignore for gambling purposes.

Actions (69)

Amend KRS 205.5371 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to condition eligibility for enrollment or continued enrollment in the Medicaid program on demonstrated community engagement as required under federal law; require the cabinet to continue to condition eligibility on demonstrated community engagement if federal requirements are abolished, repealed, or otherwise diminished; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the cabinet and any contracted Medicaid managed care organization to impose cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid enrollees as required under federal law no later than January 1, 2027; establish minimum cost-sharing amounts; amend KRS 205.556 and 205.618 to conform; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to require the cabinet to, no later than July 1, 2026, begin conducting Medicaid eligibility redeterminations once every 6 months as required under federal law; require the cabinet to access and review certain data when conducting eligibility redeterminations; estab

Apr 14, 2026House: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 179)
Apr 14, 2026Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Apr 14, 2026House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Apr 14, 2026House: received in House
Apr 14, 2026House: passed 32-6
Apr 14, 2026House: vetoes overridden
Apr 14, 2026House: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
Apr 14, 2026Senate: to Rules (S)
Apr 14, 2026Senate: received in Senate
Apr 14, 2026House: passed 80-18
Apr 14, 2026House: vetoes overridden
Apr 14, 2026House: posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
Apr 14, 2026House: taken from Rules
Apr 14, 2026House: to Rules (H)
Apr 14, 2026House: received in House
Apr 13, 2026House: line items vetoed
Apr 1, 2026House: delivered to Governor
Apr 1, 2026Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Apr 1, 2026House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Apr 1, 2026House: passed 83-11
Apr 1, 2026House: Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
Apr 1, 2026House: taken from Rules
Apr 1, 2026House: to Rules (H)
Apr 1, 2026House: received in House
Apr 1, 2026House: passed 32-5
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
Apr 1, 2026Senate: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
Apr 1, 2026House: Senate refused to recede from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Apr 1, 2026Senate: to Rules (S)
Apr 1, 2026Senate: received in Senate
Apr 1, 2026House: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Apr 1, 2026House: to Rules (H)
Apr 1, 2026House: received in House
Apr 1, 2026House: passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Apr 1, 2026House: floor amendment (1) withdrawn
Apr 1, 2026House: 3rd reading
Mar 31, 2026House: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 31, 2026House: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
Mar 31, 2026House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
Mar 31, 2026House: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Mar 26, 2026Senate: reassigned to Health Services (S)
Mar 25, 2026Senate: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Mar 25, 2026House: 2nd reading
Mar 25, 2026Senate: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Mar 24, 2026Senate: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Mar 24, 2026House: 1st reading
Mar 24, 2026Senate: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Mar 13, 2026Senate: to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Mar 2, 2026Senate: to Committee on Committees (S)
Mar 2, 2026Senate: received in Senate
Feb 27, 2026House: passed 77-21 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (18)
Feb 27, 2026House: Floor Amendments (1), (4), (6), (7), (10) and (16) defeated
Feb 27, 2026House: 3rd reading
Feb 26, 2026House: floor amendments (18) and (19) filed to Committee Substitute
Feb 25, 2026House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
Feb 25, 2026House: 2nd reading, to Rules
Feb 24, 2026House: floor amendments (1), (4), (6), (7), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (16) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2), (3), (5), (8), (9), (14), (15) and (17) filed to bill
Feb 24, 2026House: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Jan 29, 2026House: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Jan 21, 2026House: to Committee on Committees (H)
Jan 21, 2026House: introduced in House

Open States record

HB904EnactedMajor2026 Regular Session · Apr 14, 2026
AN ACT relating to gaming.
  1. IntroducedMar 4, 2026
  2. Out of committeeMar 11, 2026
  3. Passed HouseMar 19, 2026
  4. Passed SenateApr 2, 2026
  5. To governor
  6. LawApr 14, 2026
Law · Apr 14, 2026
Sports (retail), Daily fantasy, Pari-mutuel, Prediction markets, Charitable gaming, Commercial casinos
AI summary · Oct 11, 2026

This law has the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation license and regulate fantasy contest operators, with geolocation, anti-fraud and integrity reporting requirements and felony-based license bars. The governor vetoed it on April 13, and the Senate overrode on April 14 by 26-5 with the House also overriding.

Next: It is law over the veto. Watch for the corporation's licensing regulations and operator applications.

Actions (50)

Amend KRS 230.210 to define various terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to authorize the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators; require the use of geolocation technology; require fantasy contest operators to implement procedures to prevent fraud, abuse, and money laundering; require notification to the corporation for a confirmed breach of a sport's governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct, conduct that corrupts any outcome, and confirmed illegal activities; establish licensing requirements for a fantasy contest operator; allow the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to establish additional qualifications and requirements for licensing to preserve the integrity and security of fantasy contests; prohibit a license from being issued to a person that has been convicted of a felony, crime involving illegal gaming or gambling, or any crime involving theft or fraud; require a fantasy contest op

Apr 14, 2026House: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 184)
Apr 14, 2026Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Apr 14, 2026House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Apr 14, 2026House: received in House
Apr 14, 2026House: to Rules (H)
Apr 14, 2026House: passed 26-5
Apr 14, 2026House: veto overridden
Apr 14, 2026House: posted for consideration of Governor's veto
Apr 14, 2026Senate: to Rules (S)
Apr 14, 2026Senate: received in Senate
Apr 14, 2026House: passed 67-7
Apr 14, 2026House: veto overridden
Apr 14, 2026House: posted for consideration of Governor's veto
Apr 14, 2026House: taken from Rules
Apr 14, 2026House: received in House
Apr 13, 2026House: Vetoed
Apr 2, 2026House: delivered to Governor
Apr 2, 2026Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Apr 2, 2026House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Apr 1, 2026House: passed 64-19
Apr 1, 2026House: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
Apr 1, 2026House: taken from Rules
Apr 1, 2026House: to Rules (H)
Apr 1, 2026House: received in House
Apr 1, 2026House: 3rd reading, passed 24-13 with Committee Substitute (1)
Apr 1, 2026House: floor amendment (1) ruled out of order
Apr 1, 2026House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
Apr 1, 2026House: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 31, 2026Senate: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 31, 2026House: 2nd reading
Mar 31, 2026Senate: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 31, 2026House: floor amendment (1) filed
Mar 27, 2026Senate: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 27, 2026House: 1st reading
Mar 27, 2026Senate: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 27, 2026Senate: to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 20, 2026Senate: to Committee on Committees (S)
Mar 20, 2026Senate: received in Senate
Mar 19, 2026House: 3rd reading, passed 79-15 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (5)
Mar 19, 2026House: floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 18, 2026House: floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 13, 2026House: floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 12, 2026House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
Mar 12, 2026House: 2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 11, 2026House: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 11, 2026House: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 10, 2026House: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Mar 4, 2026House: to Committee on Committees (H)
Mar 4, 2026House: introduced in House

Open States record

HB566EnactedMajor2025 Regular Session · Mar 28, 2025
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency.
  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 19, 2025
  3. Passed HouseFeb 21, 2025
  4. Passed SenateMar 13, 2025
  5. To governor
  6. LawMar 28, 2025
Law · Mar 28, 2025
Sports (retail), Pari-mutuel, Charitable gaming
Actions (47)

Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 230 and 238, relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, to define "Kentucky quarter horse purse fund," "proof of wagers," "unclaimed pari-mutuel winning ticket," and "unredeemed pari-mutuel voucher"; confirm the corporation's jurisdiction over racing and gaming entities; require an annual audit of the corporation by a qualified auditing entity and reduce audits by the Auditor of Public Accounts to once every four years; grant the corporation flexibility in promulgating administrative regulations; authorize the corporation to participate in state agency master agreements; prohibit banning or reducing charitable games or charitable gaming activities approved as of July 1, 2025; create staggered initial terms for members of the corporation's board of directors; add two board members, one representing charitable gaming and the other representing the quarter horse industry; appoint all three charitable gaming board members immediatel

Mar 28, 2025House: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 124)
Mar 28, 2025Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Mar 28, 2025House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Mar 28, 2025House: received in House
Mar 27, 2025House: passed 30-6
Mar 27, 2025House: veto overridden
Mar 27, 2025House: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
Mar 27, 2025Senate: to Rules (S)
Mar 27, 2025Senate: received in Senate
Mar 27, 2025House: passed 72-22
Mar 27, 2025House: veto overridden
Mar 27, 2025House: posted for consideration of Governor's veto
Mar 27, 2025House: taken from Rules
Mar 27, 2025House: to Rules (H)
Mar 27, 2025House: received in House
Mar 25, 2025House: line items vetoed
Mar 13, 2025House: delivered to Governor
Mar 13, 2025Senate: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Mar 13, 2025House: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Mar 13, 2025House: passed 75-11
Mar 13, 2025House: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 13, 2025House: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 13, 2025House: taken from Rules (H)
Mar 12, 2025House: to Rules (H)
Mar 12, 2025House: received in House
Mar 12, 2025House: passed 31-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 12, 2025House: floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (1)
Mar 12, 2025House: 3rd reading
Mar 11, 2025House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Mar 11, 2025House: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 6, 2025House: floor amendment (1) filed
Mar 4, 2025Senate: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 4, 2025House: 2nd reading
Mar 4, 2025Senate: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
Feb 28, 2025Senate: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Feb 28, 2025House: 1st reading
Feb 28, 2025Senate: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
Feb 27, 2025Senate: to Licensing & Occupations (S)
Feb 25, 2025Senate: to Committee on Committees (S)
Feb 25, 2025Senate: received in Senate
Feb 21, 2025House: 3rd reading, passed 73-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 20, 2025House: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2025
Feb 20, 2025House: 2nd reading, to Rules
Feb 19, 2025House: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 18, 2025House: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Feb 14, 2025House: to Committee on Committees (H)
Feb 14, 2025House: introduced in House

Open States record

All 24 Kentucky gambling bills since 2025 →

Regulators

Sources

  1. Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation — Sports Wagering · Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Retail locations opened on September 7, 2023, and mobile applications opened on September 28, 2023.”
  2. 23 RS HB 551/GA — An Act relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Nine and three-quarters percent (9.75%) on the adjusted gross revenue on wagers placed at the licensed track; and Fourteen and one-quarter percent (14.25%) on the adjusted gross revenue on wagers placed online”
  3. HB 551 (2023 Regular Session) — Bill History/Summary · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Increase the age of access for sports wagering to 21 [amendment defeated 3/13/23]”
  4. Kentucky Lottery · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “On April 4, 1989, ticket sales began at over 5,000 licensed retailers.”
  5. Kentucky Lottery Corporation — Presentation to the Program Review and Investigations Committee (Sept. 2019) · Kentucky Lottery Corporation / Kentucky General Assembly · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Also shows a sales-by-channel table with iLottery sales of $0 in FY2015 and $521,000 in FY2016 (first appearance), and a FY2019 "Where the Money Goes" breakdown (61.0% paid to winners, 26.5% earned for state, 6.3% marketing/operating, 6.2% to retailers, inception-to-date through 6/30/2019); scholarship program established 1999; $3.4B+ in proceeds for 2.4M+ scholarships/grants since 1999.

    “Created by constitutional amendment and legislative act passed in 1988, KRS Chapter 154A. Began sales in April 1989.”
  6. 26 RS HB 904 — An Act relating to gaming (enrolled) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Any participant in a fantasy contest shall be at least eighteen (18) years old.”
  7. 26 RS HB 757/VO — An Act relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency (enrolled, vetoed in part and overridden) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “a tax at a rate of twelve percent (12%) of the fantasy contest service provider's adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts... an excise tax ... at the rate of fourteen and one-quarter percent (14.25%) of the prediction market operator's transaction fees”
  8. KRS 238.545 — Restrictions on frequency, prizes, and participants for various types of charitable gaming · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “A licensed charitable organization shall not award prizes for bingo that exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in fair market value per twenty-four (24) hour period”
  9. Historical horse racing · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  10. Kentucky files lawsuits against prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket · The Block · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  11. Skill games remain banned in Kentucky following judge's ruling · Public Gaming International · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  12. Kentucky Leads New State Push to Tax Prediction Markets, Testing Limits of State Authority · DeFi Rate · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “It is not the intent of the General Assembly to legalize these activities”
  13. Trump Administration Backs Kalshi, Polymarket With Lawsuit Against Kentucky · Front Office Sports · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  14. HB 904 (2026 Regular Session) — Bill History/Summary, AN ACT relating to gaming · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “change the age of access to sports wagering from 18 to 21”
  15. Kalshi loses again as Sixth Circuit sides with Ohio, Tennessee · SBC Americas · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Reports the Sixth Circuit's Sept. 25, 2026 consolidated decision in KalshiEX v. Orgel (No. 26-5235, TN) and KalshiEX v. Schuler (No. 26-3196, OH) against Kalshi's CFTC-preemption theory; cited here only for the circuit holding, which governs Sixth Circuit states including Kentucky, not for any Kentucky-specific fact.

  16. Kentucky ban on slot-like 'gray machines' to stand, Court of Appeals rules · Murray Ledger & Times · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  17. Kentucky attorney general advises 'risk-free' games are illegal gambling · Louisville Public Media · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  18. KRS Chapter 528 — Gambling (table of contents) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
  19. Jackpocket state availability list · Bonus.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only; Kentucky not listed among approved states as of this page.

  20. U.S. Regulatory Review: Lottery Couriers 2025 · Vixio Regulatory Intelligence · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Secondary source only; states lottery couriers are live and regulated only in NJ and NY, operating unregulated in 17 states and DC, with roughly 40 states having no law expressly permitting or prohibiting the model.

  21. KRS 238.535 — Licensing of charitable organizations conducting charitable gaming · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Bingo in which the gross receipts do not exceed a total of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year”
  22. Office of the Kentucky Attorney General — News Releases · Office of the Kentucky Attorney General · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Search returned no results for Kalshi/prediction markets/sweepstakes/skill games at time of research; secondary confirmation only.

  23. New Millionaire for Life(TM) Launches Feb. 22: Win Up To $1 Million Every Year for Life · Public Gaming International / MUSL · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Lists the 31 participating jurisdictions (30 states plus DC), including Kentucky.

    “Millionaire for Life tickets will be on sale in the following lottery jurisdictions:”
  24. House Joint Resolution 100 (2016 Regular Session) — relating to prohibiting the General Assembly from diverting funds from the lottery · Kentucky General Assembly · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    A 2016 joint resolution (final passage status not confirmed) that quotes KRS 154A.130's distribution formula in its WHEREAS clauses; the current KRS 154A.130 text was not independently fetched.

    “KRS 154A.130 outlines the breakdown of the intended distribution of lottery money. After $3,000,000 are applied towards literacy programs, 55 percent of the remaining funds are designated for the College Access Program (CAP) and the Kentucky Tuition Grants (KTG) program”
  25. KRS 230.808 — Sporting events that may be wagered upon -- Restrictions -- Procedure for sports governing body to request exclusion · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “A sports governing body may submit a request to the corporation to restrict, limit, or exclude a certain type, form, or category of sports wagering with respect to covered sporting events of that body, if the sport's governing body believes that this type, form, or category of sports wagering ... may undermine the integrity or perceived integrity of that body.”
  26. Pari-Mutuel Taxes · Kentucky Department of Revenue · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “the pari-mutuel excise tax rate for live wagering, simulcast wagering, and advance deposit wagers is set at 1.5%... Effective August 1, 2022”
  27. HB 757 (2026 Regular Session) — Bill History/Summary, AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “prohibits persons under 21 from participating in fantasy sports contests”
  28. Thayer Leads Effort to Establish Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation · Kentucky Senate Republican Caucus · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary/legislative-caucus source only

  29. Setback For Historical Racing In Kentucky Supreme Court · TrueNicks (Thoroughbred Daily News) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

  30. Newport Racing & Gaming facility to open on Oct. 2 for historical racing machine gaming, simulcasts · NKyTribune · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries (nkytribune, soapboxmedia, Wikipedia) confirming Churchill Downs Incorporated's 2019 purchase of Turfway Park and its Oct. 2, 2020 opening of Newport Racing & Gaming as an extension of Turfway's racing license.

  31. Churchill Downs completes $79m Ellis Park acquisition · Gambling Insider · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries (gamblinginsider, thoroughbreddailynews, intergameonline) confirming the closed $79M acquisition of Ellis Entertainment, LLC (parent of Ellis Park) by Churchill Downs Incorporated from Enchantment Holdings/Laguna Development Corporation.

  32. Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation -- Sports Wagering · Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Facility list carried over from data/jurisdictions/KY.yaml's existing notes (historical_horse_racing section); that file does not name a specific operating company for each facility, so the churchill-downs-incorporated operator id used above for Kentucky Downs, Ellis Park, and The Red Mile/Keeneland is an unconfirmed placeholder (gap), confirmed only for Derby City Gaming, which is an explicit Churchill Downs Incorporated brand.

    “HHR parlors operate at Kentucky Downs (since Sept. 2011), Ellis Park (2012), The Red Mile/Keeneland (Sept. 2015), and Derby City Gaming (2018), among others.”
  33. Commission approves Winchell, Falcone as KY Downs owners; sale expected to close around March 1 · Kentucky HBPA · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries of the 2018-2019 sale and a 2024 reference still naming Winchell/Falcone as owners.

  34. Caesars coming to Kentucky through Keeneland and the Red Mile · SBC Americas · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries describing the KRM Wagering LLC joint venture.

  35. Approved Sports Betting Licensees and their Partners · Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Fetched directly via gld.fetch.get (Chrome TLS impersonation) and parsed with pdfplumber; the primary source used to re-confirm all sports-wagering/track pairings in this review pass.

    “Fanduel - Turfway Park, and its satellite location, Newport Racing and Gaming - Mobile; DraftKings - Cumberland Run and its satellite location - Retail and Mobile.”
  36. Fanatics joins the list of 8 online operators approved for KY betting licenses · SBC Americas · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Direct fetch of this exact URL, and of a companion legalsportsreport.com article on the same approvals, both returned HTTP 403 in this research pass. The track-operator pairings (Caesars/The Red Mile+Keeneland, PENN Sports Interactive/Ellis Park, DraftKings/The Mint Gaming Hall at Cumberland Run, FanDuel/Turfway Park+Newport Racing and Gaming, BetMGM/Sandy's Racing and Gaming), the Aug. 22, 2023 temporary-license approval date, retail launch (Sept. 7, 2023) and mobile launch (Sept. 28, 2023) dates, and the full approved service-provider list (bet365, Caesars, Circa Sports, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, Penn Sports Interactive, plus supplier Kambi) are drawn from a search-engine result summary of this article and companion kfvs12.com/wkyt.com/wymt.com local-news coverage of the same KHRC approval, not independently re-verified by direct fetch. None of these sources mention Kentucky Downs having a sports-wagering partner.

  37. Kentucky Sports Betting Market Readies For In-Person BetMGM Sportsbook · Legal Sports Report · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summary.

  38. DraftKings working with The Mint Gambling Hall Corbin for Kentucky access · SBC Americas · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summary.

  39. Kentucky Handle and Excise Tax Report for June, 2016 · Kentucky Horse Racing Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “FTYD - 2016 ... On-Track Handle 111,735,949 ... All-Breed Simulcast Handle 180,848,456 ... Total ADW Handle 197,006,273 ... Historical Horse Racing Handle 641,488,829 ... Total Handle 1,131,079,506 ... FTYD - 2015 ... On-Track Handle 113,657,516 ... All-Breed Simulcast Handle 189,658,311 ... Total ADW Handle 161,833,970 ... Historical Horse Racing Handle 372,670,250 ... Total Handle 837,820,047”
  40. Kentucky Handle and Excise Tax Report for June, 2017 · Kentucky Horse Racing Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “FTYD - 2017 ... On-Track Handle 110,341,295 ... All-Breed Simulcast Handle 165,330,104 ... Total ADW Handle 208,021,481 ... Historical Horse Racing Handle 920,331,753 ... Total Handle 1,404,024,633”
  41. Kentucky Handle and Excise Tax Report for June, 2018 · Kentucky Horse Racing Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “FYTD - 2018 ... On-Track Live Handle 109,401,963 ... On-Track Simulcast Handle 152,655,557 ... Kentucky Resident ADW Handle 236,763,629 ... Historical Horse Racing Handle 1,091,766,502 ... Total Taxable Handle 1,590,587,651”
  42. Kentucky Handle and Excise Tax Report for June, 2019 · Kentucky Horse Racing Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “FYTD - 2019 ... On-Track Live Handle 103,324,490 ... On-Track Simulcast Handle 141,177,474 ... Kentucky Resident ADW Handle 256,862,470 ... Historical Horse Racing Handle 2,028,026,118 ... Total Taxable Handle 2,529,390,552”
  43. Attorney General Coleman Launches Three Lawsuits Against Illegal Gambling Companies · Office of the Kentucky Attorney General · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    The Kalshi complaint itself (Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Attorney General Russell Coleman v. KalshiEX LLC et al., Franklin Circuit Court, filed and dated June 17, 2026, hosted at dicellolevitt.com) was also read directly and corroborates the filing date, parties, and core allegation that Kalshi's "event contracts" are unlicensed sports wagering under KRS 231.210(32).

    “Kalshi and Polymarket are operating illegal sportsbooks in Kentucky and breaking our laws.”
  44. SR275: A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kerry McCandless to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  45. SR255: A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of William Hurt to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  46. SR253: A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  47. SR252: A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  48. HCR107: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Charitable Gaming Modernization Task Force to study, review, and report on updates to Kentucky’s charitable gaming statutes and administrative regulations. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  49. SR276: A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jonathan Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  50. HB904: AN ACT relating to gaming. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  51. HB2: AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  52. HB777: AN ACT relating to sports wagering. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  53. HB739: AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  54. HB582: AN ACT relating to sports wagering. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  55. HB347: AN ACT relating to wagering. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  56. HB362: AN ACT relating to charitable gaming. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  57. HB39: AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  58. HB97: AN ACT relating to the sports wagering administration fund. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  59. HB566: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  60. SR187: A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Cammie D. Grant to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  61. SB190: AN ACT relating to charitable gaming. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  62. HB46: AN ACT relating to the identification of lottery winners. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  63. HB782: AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  64. HB781: AN ACT relating to responsible gambling. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  65. HB742: AN ACT relating to fantasy contests. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  66. SB219: AN ACT relating to sports wagering. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  67. HB33: AN ACT relating to gaming activities. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  68. Ellis Park Race Course · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  69. Approved Sports Betting Licensees and their Partners · Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Churchill Downs' satellite location, Derby City Gaming / Ellis Park Henderson / Turfway Park / Oak Grove”
  70. Kentucky Downs · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  71. Oak Grove, Kentucky · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  72. The Red Mile · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  73. Derby City Gaming · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  74. Turfway Park · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026