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Churchill Downs Ready To Unveil $60M Derby City Gaming

9.14.2018

CHRISTOPHER FRYER

Churchill Downs today will stage the grand opening of its 85,000-square-foot Derby City Gaming facility, where gamers can "test their luck on more than 800 historical-race-wagering machines." Churchill Downs Senior VP & Track President Kevin Flanery said that the facility "will be home to 900 machines" when at full capacity. The venue has been working on the facility "since December at a cost" of $60M. Flanery said that the track "went the extra mile to bring the Derby experience to the facility, from the rose motif on the lobby's ceiling to the Triple Crown winners' names etched into the flooring." The ornate lobby has "iconic Oaks and Derby images and the distinctive white brick found at Churchill Downs." The original Jockey Club logo is "etched into the wall near a Derby trophy display" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 9/13).

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