Churchill Downs closes its sportsbook. Can you still place a bet on the Kentucky Derby?
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Churchill Downs closes its sportsbook. Can you still place a bet on the Kentucky Derby?What’s With That? Betting superstitions at the Kentucky Derby
Courier Journal reporter Kirby Adams talks with Churchill Downs publicity manager Kevin Kerstein to answer your biggest Kentucky Derby questions.
ChurchillDownsracetrackinKentuckyhascloseditsin-personsportsbookduetolowprofitability.Despitetheclosure,placingbetsonhorseracesatChurchillDowns,includingtheKentuckyDerby,isstillpossible.Fanscanplacebetsatmutuel-clerkwindows,self-servicebettingmachines,orthroughmobilewageringplatforms.Earlierthisyear,ChurchillDownsracetrack closeditssportsbook,anin-personvenuewhereasportsfancanwager onvarioussportingcompetitions.
“With98%of sportsbetting madeonmobileplatformssuchas FanDuel,theresimplyisn’taprofitablepathforwardforustosustainprofitabilityasaretailoperator,”ChurchillDownsracetrackspokesmanDarrenRogerssaidatthetime.
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