Kentucky Derby

19th November 2020

Flanery to step down as Churchill Downs Racetrack president

Churchill Downs Racetrack president T. Kevin Flanery will step down from the role he has held since 2009 at the end of the year. Bill…

10th September 2020

State of the Union: PointsBet, Covid-19, 5Dimes and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers PointsBet’s first-of-its-kind deal with the University of Colorado Buffaloes, the US gaming market’s…

27th August 2020

State of the Union: Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes the return of remote registration in Illinois, following renewed casino shutdowns, as well…

24th August 2020

2020 Kentucky Derby to take place behind closed doors

America’s biggest horseracing event, the Kentucky Derby, will take behind closed doors for the first time in its almost 150-year history at the start of…

13th August 2020

State of the Union: Caesars, New Jersey, college football and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the first results update from Caesars Entertainment since the merger between the former…

12th August 2020

CDI sets out safety protocols for delayed Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced a series of safety protocols for the Kentucky Derby, as it prepares to host the showpiece horse racing event…

23rd April 2020

Churchill Downs to host virtual Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) is to stage a virtual edition of the annual Kentucky Derby horse racing event to help raise money for novel coronavirus…

26th March 2020

CDI furloughs employees at closed locations

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has temporarily furloughed employees at venues closed by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In addition, all remaining salaried CDI employees will…

19th March 2020

State of the Union: Covid-19, NJ, PA, DE, MS and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, focuses on the impact of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on the US gambling…

17th March 2020

Kentucky Derby postponed until September 5

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced that the 2020 edition of the Kentucky Derby US horse racing event will be switched from May to September…

16th March 2020

Covid-19 leads to casino closures across US

Casinos have closed, both voluntarily and by law, across the US in response to the ongoing outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The Indiana…