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John McGary

After four months of legalized sports gambling, Kentucky counselors and some betters concerned about

On September 7th, in addition to slot machines and live horse racing, The Red Mile in Lexington had something new to offer: legalized gambling on sports.

Lexington’s oldest racetrack and seven other sites around the state opened sports books that day. Governor Andy Beshear placed the first legal sports bet at Churchill Downs and arrived at The Red Mile a few hours later.

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