One of the leading American casino operators the Churchill Downs Incorporated company has just announced that it will be partnering with Ainsworth Game Technology and Scientific Games Corporation in order to bring a brand-new series of historical racing games to its customers in Kentucky. Churchill Downs Incorporated is the subsidiary of Churchill Downs located in Louisville, in the state of Kentucky.

Since its inception, the company has evolved massively from owning and operating only one racetrack in its hometown to operating multiple casinos and racetracks across the United States. Today, Churchill Downs Incorporated is a multi-million company which in addition to operating casinos and racetracks also successfully operates online gaming ventures.

The company emerged on the scene back in 1875 when it opened its very first racetrack. The company’s founder Meriwether Lewis Clark, later on, devised the brilliant idea of a Jockey Club after traveling in France in England. Upon his return to the United States, Mr. Clark started working on his racetrack which would showcase the breeding industry in the state. This racetrack would, later on, become what we know today as the iconic Churchill Downs racetrack.

In the years to come, Churchill Downs Incorporated started working on expanding its ventures. In 1994, it has purchased the Hoosier Park venue form Louis Carlo. Then, four years later the company also bought Ellis Park Racecourse located in Henderson. Since 2000, Churchill Downs Incorporated Fair Grounds Race Course, Harlow’s Casino Resort located in Greenville, Mississippi as well as the Riverwalk Casino and Hotel venue located in Vicksburg among several other properties.

Partnering with Ainsworth Game Technology and Scientific Games Corporation

As mentioned at the beginning, the Louisville-based company used one of its official press releases to share more details about its latest business alliance. As revealed by the company’s officials, the business deal will see the company’s iconic Derby City Gaming facility roll out the brand-new titles crafted Scientific Games Corporation via utilizing a flagship proprietary system which is provided by Ainsworth Game Technology.

Churchill Downs Incorporated revealed that these upcoming games were just recently approved by the state’s Horse Racing Commission. It was also revealed that the games will utilize their own historical data which means that horse racing fans in the state will be allowed to place real-money wagers on the outcomes of horse races previously run. The American operator also revealed that the new games will also permit bettors to fully manually handicap their chosen contests before they sit back and enjoy watching animated replays of their selected races.

Derby City Gaming Offering an Excellent Game Selection

The operator’s Derby City Gaming venue is located around six miles from the company’s flagship Churchill Downs racetrack. The venue’s casino floor is already home to one thousand slot games while the new business alliance will significantly boost its offering with very popular versions of the Lock It Link, Ultimate Fire Link, 88 Fortunes, Tree of Wealth, and Quick Hit titles crafted by Scientific Games Corporation.

The company’s officials also said that these gaming innovations should be available to Kentucky gamers at the Derby City Gaming venue before the end of March. According to the company’s Gaming Operations Senior Vice-President, the new racing games accompanied by their historical data are destined to become one of the most prominent gaming features at the company’s Oak Grove and Turfway Park Racing and Gaming venues later this year.

Some important changes are taking place at the Widus Hotel and Casino following the facility being granted its regular gaming license by the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation. The Widus Hotel and Casino is a luxurious facility located in the Clark Freeport Zone around ninety minutes from Metro Manilla and just seven minutes of driving from the Clark International Airport.

This luxurious property with a four-star hotel reassures its guests to great accommodation and very pleasurable stay within its eight hundred and seventy-three rooms and hotel suites. Its guests can choose from a great array of premium services which will soon include enjoying some casino fun as this Philippines-based facility has been finally granted permission to offer these kinds of services.

As reported by GGRAsia on Thursday, the Widus Philippines Incorporated company luxurious facility located in the Clark Freeport Zone had finally received its gaming certification following the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s July meeting which brought together board members. Being granted its regular gaming license makes the Widus Hotel and Casino the only facility of this kind to hold a full license.

Receiving Its Provisional Gaming License in December of 2014

Five years ago, in December of 2014, the company was granted its provisional gaming license while today it has a full gaming license after the operator has proven that it had actually surpassed several or state-mandated investment thresholds which are around $86.7 million. This was enough for the Widus Hotel and Casino’s owner to be awarded its full gaming license four years after receiving its provisional gaming license.

Commenting on the news, the Widus Philippines Incorporated’s Vice President Neki Liwanag said that being granted its full gaming license several months before the planned timeline just shows the company’s full commitment to the gaming industry as well as its belief in the gaming industry’s success both in the Philippines and in the Clark Freeport Zone. He also added that this is one reason why the company is already working on expanding its existing casino floor and related facilities.

Churchill Downs Incorporated Also Hoping to Expand

In the meantime, one Kentucky-based company, Churchill Downs Incorporated has already asked the state’s officials to bring winter horseracing meets to its luxurious, $200 million-worth facility that the company seeks to construct in Campbell County. According to one report by Courier-Journal, this Louisville-based company has already filled its official application with the state’s Horse Racing Commission and it hopes to be given full authorization to provide such contests starting from December until March.

Such contests are planned to be held at the company’s New Latonia Racing and Gaming facility whose construction should start soon. The facility is located around six miles from Cincinnati. In its official application, the Churchill Downs Incorporated’s officials explained that they want to start running these horseracing meets at its one hundred and forty-three-years old facility in Louisville from January while they plan on relocating their horseracing competitors to its Kentucky-based venue from December of the following year.

When it comes to the company’s New Latonia Racing and Gaming venue, Churchill Downs Incorporated plans to construct in several stages with an investment of $150 million for the first stage. The first stage features a massive, mile-long horseracing track with a clubhouse, stables, and restaurants. Later on, the company plans on adding a $50-million worth hotel which can be utilized by horseracing competitors.