Historical horse racing machines often trigger controversy when they’re installed, raising questions about whether they violate various state gaming restrictions.

FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize historical horse racing machines Thursday evening, after nearly three hours of debate. Senate Bill 120 now heads to ...

A P.E.T. machine being used on a horse. Although currently, data needs to be downloaded after every workout and race, it can be turned around in a matter of minutes, according to Lambert.

These machines look and play like slot machines, but the winners are based on historical horse races. The games raked in $9.6 billion last year, and Kentucky's share was $144.7 million in taxes.

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Historic horse racing machines, seen here at Ocean Gaming Casino in Hampton, look like slot machines, but the results are determined by the outcome of past horse races, not a random number generator.

Horse racing will take place at the New Orleans Fair Grounds this season from Nov. 20, 2025, through March 22, 2026, following a deal approved Tuesday between Churchill Downs and the Louisiana Racing ...

Lawmakers discuss local HHR permit approval, national horse betting, HHR machine cap. Hannah Shields, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne. Tue, October 1, 2024 at 3:59 AM UTC. 7 min read.

State Rep. Joe Sweeney said the plan is to gradually phase out the 3,300 historic horse racing machines in New Hampshire. By the second budget cycle, he expects the state to have around 4,000 slot ...

Of the 12 recent horse deaths at Churchill Downs, nine of the cases involved broken bones and catastrophic leg injuries. “This (the P.E.T. machine) is I think a really big game changer to help ...

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