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Best Kentucky Sports Betting Sites & Apps 2025

Best Kentucky Sports Betting Sites & Apps 2025

By Ciaran McEneaney - Tuesday 6th May 2025 8:43 PM

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On July 10th, 2023, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved emergency regulations that would allow retail sports betting to launch on September 7th, 2023 while mobile sports betting would follow on September 28th.

Sports betting officially launched on September 7th as Gov. Andy Beshear placed the first wager at Churchill Downs race track.

Best Kentucky Sports Betting Sites by May 2025

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KY Sports Betting Revenue & Regulation

Kentucky sports betting is regulated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. The commission is responsible for industry rules and regulations alongside operator applications and approvals.

Historical Sports Handle, Revenues & Taxes in Kentucky

Total Handle: $2,408,784,389
Sportsbook Revenue: $284,989,531
Adjusted Sportsbook Revenue: $277,369,760
State Taxes: $39,129,578
Win % Avg: 11.19%
Adjusted Win % Avg: 10.89%

Period	Total Handle	Sportsbook Revenue	Win %	Adjusted Sportsbook Revenue	Adjusted Win %	State Taxes
Sep 2023	$45,862,902	$2,710,077	5.91%	$2,595,402	5.65%	$321,966
Oct 2023	$294,950,219	$54,524,325	18.49%	$53,786,949	18.23%	$7,618,787
Nov 2023	$282,513,960	$23,292,931	8.24%	$21,580,783	7.63%	$3,054,916
Dec 2023	$264,063,644	$32,855,693	12.44%	$32,019,855	12.12%	$4,523,276
Jan 2024	$257,108,230	$39,250,214	15.26%	$38,207,433	14.86%	$5,365,294
Feb 2024	$208,375,602	$22,066,985	10.59%	$21,439,037	10.28%	$3,028,968
Mar 2024	$256,246,090	$22,107,012	8.63%	$21,492,755	8.38%	$3,036,739
Apr 2024	$187,319,033	$23,237,278	12.41%	$22,784,643	12.16%	$3,223,744
May 2024	$181,351,571	$21,603,056	11.91%	$21,164,005	11.67%	$2,985,052
June 2024	$150,313,713	$15,766,953	10.49%	$15,407,161	10.25%	$2,169,705
July 2024	$129,270,003	$15,431,178	11.93%	$15,116,375	11.69%	$2,134,874
August 2024	$151,409,422	$12,143,829	8.02%	$11,775,362	7.77%	$1,666,257
Totals	$2,408,784,389	$284,989,531	11.19%	$277,369,760	10.89%	$39,129,578

Which legal sportsbooks are available in Kentucky?

Kentucky sports betting legislation allows the state’s licensed horse racing tracks to offer sports betting on-site or at affiliated properties.

Kentucky Horse Racing Tracks
Track	Location	Racing Type	Retail Sportsbook	Launch Date
Churchill Downs	Louisville	Thoroughbred	Self branded (Kambi)	Sept 7th
Keeneland Race Course	Lexington	Thoroughbred	Caesars (retail launch unconfirmed)	Sept 7th
Turfway Park	Florence	Thoroughbred	Self branded (Kambi)	Sept 7th
Kentucky Downs	Franklin	Thoroughbred	TBD	TBD
Ellis Park	Henderson	Thoroughbred	Self branded (Kambi)	Sept 7th
The Red Mile	Lexington	Harness	Caesars	Sept 7th
Bluegrass Downs	Paducah	Harness	TBD	TBD
Cumberland Run	Corbin	Harness	DraftKings	Sept 7th
Sandy Ridge	Ashland	Quarter Track	BetMGM	TBD

Legal Online Sports Betting Apps in Kentucky

Sportsbook	Available On	States Available
DraftKings	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming
FanDuel	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
Caesars	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Washington D.C., Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming, West Virginia
BetMGM	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Washington D.C., Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
Fanatics	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
ESPN BET	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Bet365	App Store, Google Play	Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Circa Sports	App Store, Google Play	Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada

According to the state’s sports betting legislation, all licensed horse racing tracks in Kentucky are allowed to partner with three mobile sports betting operators. This means that there could be as many as 27 online sportsbooks available in the state.

Daily Fantasy Sports in Kentucky

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) are currently unregulated in the state of Kentucky. However, HB 106 also makes provisions for this industry. According to the legislation, DFS contests would become legal while DFS operators would need to be licensed by the state before offering their products in Kentucky.

If the bill passes the Senate and is signed into law, we can expect to see the main players such as DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo Sports, and Monkey Knife Fight enter the market.

What About Online Poker in Kentucky?

It once seemed unlikely that legalized online poker would ever become a reality in Kentucky any time in the near future. This was due to the fact that previous Governor Steve Beshear took definitive action against 140 gambling-related domains including PokerStars and Bodog back in 2008. The legal wrangling that ensued was messy to say the least and took over a decade to follow due process in the courts.

While the majority of those cases are now settled, it still seemed unrealistic to hope that the current Governor (Beshear’s son Andy) would take a more lenient approach to the game. However, the sports betting bill that has passed through the House also includes provisions for establishing a regulated online poker market and the Governor has intimated that he will sign any bill that passes through both chambers.

Ciaran McEneaney

Ciaran has been working within the Gambling Industry as a deep analyst since 2019. His deep knowledge and understanding of all the gambling regulations, and processes makes him a true asset, and an always valuable point of view for Gambling Industry News, allowing us to cover every topics from a brand new perspective.