October 17, 2012 - 7:31pm
Online wagering for the fun of it.
Churchill Downs Incorporated, the parent company of Churchill Downs Racetrack, has launched a new online gaming site called Luckity. According to its website, Luckity is like slots or the lottery, but a game you can play at home; it’s legal in the United States and licensed by the Oregon...
February 14, 2012 - 8:33pm
“We’ve been debating this issue in Frankfort for more than 15 years. The citizens of our state are clamoring to have their voices heard,” Gov. Beshear said. “Two recent polls show more than 80 percent of Kentuckians want to cast a ballot on gaming. Are we going to listen to them or not?”
Calling it “the best way to keep hundreds of millions of dollars here at home,” Gov. Steve Beshear and Sen. Damon Thayer announced their plan to introduce an expanded gaming bill in the Senate yesterday. The bill would authorize a statewide vote to amend the state’s...
December 28, 2011 - 9:45am
Whether for or against casino gaming at racetracks, voters want the opportunity to voice their opinion.
A recent survey, commissioned by various Kentucky horse racing interests, shows that Kentuckians want the chance to vote on whether to allow casino gaming in Kentucky. The Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group in Washington, D.C. surveyed 612 Kentucky voters statewide December 12-14, 2011 regarding their...
April 11, 2011 - 11:16am
Easter is around the corner and you know what that means: ConGlomeration.
ConGlomeration returns Apr 22-24 at the Louisville Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Executive West). ConGlomeration is a multi-genre convention ran by an all volunteer non-profit organization which, as part of its convention programming, conducts charitable fundraising...
March 3, 2011 - 10:56am
...video games (Underoos, Farrah Fawcett hair and Schoolhouse Rock...
If there was anything good about the 70‘s,80’s and 90’s, it was the birth of the mass availability of video games (Underoos, Farrah Fawcett hair and Schoolhouse Rock also deserve mention). I, myself, spent many hours in the quest to defeat Ms. Pac man, Donkey Kong and Pitfall, to name a few. I...
