Churchill Downs announced plans to sell Arlington International Racecourse, which could mark the end of an era for horse racing in Illinois following the completion of its 94th season this September.
→For the fifth straight month, Indiana posted a record handle for sports betting as the state’s gaming commission reported more than $348.2 million wagered in January, with operators collecting a record $29.3 million in profits.
→Spectacle Jack, which has connections to the controversial Spectacle Entertainment, is changing its name to Lucy Luck Gaming.
→Some sports content in Indiana and Ohio will have a new look as part of a “gamification” deal between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Bally’s.
→Ohio has to start the sports betting legislative process over from basically square one, as the Senate announced a committee to study gaming.
→The Illinois Racing Board certified $12.2 million in recapture money to be dispersed among the state’s three horse racing tracks.
→Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s decision to unfreeze Tier 3 mitigations means six of the state’s 10 casinos can open at reduced capacity, most notably Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.
→With his net worth skyrocketing in 2020, Dan Gilbert has now sold nearly all of his interests in the casino gambling industry.
→The Indiana Gaming Commission reported a record handle for the fourth consecutive month as $313.1 million in wagers were placed, an increase of nearly 25% of November’s previous high of $251.4 million.
→The proposals appear to be drawing almost dead, but they mark a continuation of efforts from previous years.
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