“Dollar Days” on Thursdays during live racing give guests $1 hot dogs, sodas, drafts, popcorn and live race programs. Regular post times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45 p.m. Because of the Kentucky Derby, live harness racing at Vernon Downs this Saturday has an early post time of 5:10 p.m. There will be a derby hat contest and a sign-up to win a $1,000 Derby Dream Bet on one horse in the race.

The first race is at 10:30 a.m., followed by the Derby itself at 6:24 p.m. On Saturday, Vernon Downs celebrates the 140th Kentucky Derby with a simulcast and wagering on all of the action from Churchill Downs. The facility will include an open-air gaming area, bars, and a retail store featuring Kentucky Derby-themed merchandise.It’ll be a festive week at both Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel in Vernon and Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona. The facility's downtown location will be situated near Louisville's convention center as well as a number of hotels, taking advantage of the city's tourism growth - Louisville and its various distilleries have become popular spots for bourbon tourists. 'It is important that Louisville is a city that is thriving - a great place to live, work and visit - and we are committed to helping create economic vibrancy for every area of our community,' read a statement by Churchill Downs Inc. projects that the new facility will generate anywhere from $10-12 million in additional purse money for Churchill Downs races as well as benefit the community at large. Although casino gambling is illegal in the state of Kentucky, historical horse racing venues have been allowed to operate by state legislature. The venue is set to open with 500 historical horse racing machines, with the slot-type games allowing patrons to bet on randomly generated past horse races. According to a report by the Associated Press, the new 43,000 square-foot venue named Derby City Gaming Downtown is projected to open in early 2023 a mere five miles away from the historic racetrack that plays host to the annual Kentucky Derby. announced plans to build a new casino-style venue in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

The rapidly proliferating sports gaming industry scored another major victory on Thursday, as Churchill Downs Inc.

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