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Huge news for Valhalla and Louisville, which brings the crowds for major golf events

This morning, @CircaSports announced it will open a temporary sportsbook at Kentucky Downs in Franklin on Monday morning. Book will be open from 9 am to 11 pm CT daily. The permanent facility is slated to open next summer.

12% probability is the equivalent to +733 odds Here are the current odds available at Kentucky licensed sportsbooks Bet365 +600 (boost available to +700) BetMGM +600 Caesars +600 Circa +700 DraftKings +650 ESPN Bet +750 Fanatics +750 FanDuel +750

There is a Kentuckian on the US presidential election futures board at bet365 Ontario, but it's not Gov. Andy Beshear. US Rep. Thomas Massie is listed at 300-1

KENTUCKY SPORTS BETTING FINANCIALS UPDATE* March Handle $256.2M Rev $21.5M Tax $3.0M April H $187.3M R $22.8M T $3.2M May H $181.4M R $21.2M T $2.9M March-May H $624.9M R $65.4M T $9.2M Since September H $1.96B R $230.0M T $32.5M *-Finally! See y'all in October

KENTUCKY SPORTS BETTING UPDATE: Didn't get to attend today's Horse Racing Commission meeting in Lexington, but heard from those who attended there was a sports betting update. Through May, state-approved sportsbooks have taken $1.9B in bets and KY has rec'd $32M in taxes. MORE

NEW: There's some discussion whether Valhalla will get another major. I'm inclined to believe it will, but could its next event on golf's big stage be a Ryder Cup with a US Team captained by Justin Thomas? My latest for @BetKYdotcom betkentucky.com/golf/will-va…

NEW: Spoke with @CircaSports @DerekJStevens for @BetKYdotcom ahead of Circa's official launch into Kentucky online sports betting. A great talk that included his insights on having multiple apps available and potential tax hikes in other states. betkentucky.com/news/circa-s…

Fascinating discussion from Down Under on the #KentuckyDerby finish

UPDATE: A @FanDuel spox tells me that more than 700,000 customers used the app to wager on #KentuckyDerby150, which posted a record handle of $210 million. Peak traffic reached "Super Bowl levels" w/o a hitch, they said. More at @BetKYdotcom: betkentucky.com/horse-racing…

The Kentucky Derby has produced record handles in each non-COVID year since 2017. I'm expecting #Derby150 to be the biggest yet. Here are three reasons why. @BetKYdotcom betkentucky.com/horse-racing…

NEW: Kentucky Horse Racing Commission set to meet tomorrow at 1:30 in Lexington. Among agenda items is the ratification of the racing affiliate agreement between Xpressbet (an ADW parimutuel operator) and @bet365. Meeting will not be livestreamed.

Kentucky has announced sports betting handle and revenue figures for January and February. January Online handle $246.1M Operator revenue $36.5M Retail handle $11M Retail revenue $1.8M February Online handle $198.6M Online revenue $20.8M Retail handle $9.8M Retail revenue $722.4K

ICYMI: At his weekly update yesterday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear had Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman give a sports betting update. She told reporters "preliminary" data indicates more than 2.5M wagers were placed on the NCAA Tournament in KY with a handle of $57.7M That seems low.

NEW: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would create a new entity overseeing gaming in the state, including racing, sports betting and charitable gaming. That entity would be a public corporation - like the lottery - instead of an agency of the executive branch.