by Zachary Kelley | Sep 7, 2023 10:59 am | Legal
Retail sports betting launched in Kentucky on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. Governor Andy Beshear placed the first bet at Churchill Downs. Kentucky online sports betting launches on September 28. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Legal Kentucky sports betting officially arrived with...
by Giovanni Shorter | Apr 15, 2022 10:35 am | Legal
Kentucky’s Senate Committee did not vote on the sports betting bill in time for the session deadline. The deadline passing kills sports betting in Kentucky for at least another year. FRANKFORT, Ky. – The regulated Kentucky sports betting market has seen a major...
by Jerad Paparella | Apr 12, 2022 1:09 pm | Legal
Kentucky’s sports betting bill, HB 606, has already passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives by a convincing 58-30 vote. Despite passing relatively easily in the House, the bill has hit a roadblock in the socially-conservative Kentucky Senate, where views...
by Jerad Paparella | Jan 4, 2022 5:22 pm | Legal
Rep. Adam Koenig, the sponsor of previous sports betting bills in Kentucky, plans to introduce a brand-new sports betting bill during the spring legislative session. Sports betting is receiving support from major political figures in Kentucky, with all of Kentucky’s...
by Christina Monroe | Dec 17, 2019 11:27 am | Regulatory
A new development in the case of Kentucky legalizing sports betting has just been brought to the attention of lawmakers in the state. Previously, it was thought that an amendment to the state’s constitution was needed in order to legalize the wagering on sports but...
