The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a brief statement on Thursday in which it declined to reconsider the unanimous decision on historical horse racing machines issued on Sept. 24, 2020, reports the Courier-Journal. The request was issued by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and state’s racetracks.
Meanwhile, legislative solutions to legalize historical racing machines are in the process of being crafted. Among the supporters of historical racing are Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer.
“Our top priority for the 2021 legislative session is maintaining the status quo to ensure historical horse racing can continue operating in Kentucky as it has for the past decade,” Tonya Abeln, vice president of communications for Churchill Downs, Inc., told courierjournal.com. The preservation of the associated $5.2 billion economic impact statewide as well as the direct and indirect jobs of 60,000 Kentuckians impacted by HHR is now in the hands of the Kentucky General Assembly.”
Read more at the Courier-Journal.
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