New Jersey joined the fray<\/a> last week.<\/strong><\/p>\nWest Virginia has already passed sports betting regulations, and Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois have sports betting legislation introduced. All four states share their borders with Kentucky.<\/p>\n
In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 violated anti-commandeering interpretations of the Tenth Amendment.<\/p>\n
Expanding Gambling<\/b><\/h2>\n
Kentucky has long opposed most forms of gambling, the main exception of course being the state’s parimutuel horse racetracks. The Bluegrass State is one of just 11 states that does not have commercial or tribal casinos.<\/p>\n
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Long held hostile gambling views seem to be easing a bit in the Frankfort capital. Allowing horse racetracks to incorporate “historical racing machines,” which have been compared to slots, were authorized in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Historical racing terminals allow bettors to place bets continuously on horse races that have already occurred. The machines conceal the actual horses, jockeys, trainers, date, and track location, and instead present a “skill graph” that represents the horse’s odds.<\/p>\n
Critics argue instant racing machines are cleverly disguised slots due to the terminals featuring an option that makes the picks on the gambler’s behalf based on a handicapping feature.<\/p>\n
Horse racetracks say the devices are critical to their survival. Virginia, one of the aforementioned 11 states without casinos, authorized the machines<\/a> in April at its sole Colonial Downs Racetrack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of Kentucky lawmakers are ready to bet on sports gambling to grow state revenues. State Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Louisville) announced this week on ESPN Louisville that he’s assembled a nine-member sports betting committee that includes Democrats and Republicans in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly. The goal is to collectively craft regulations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":81238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,13,1,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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