Sports betting is officially coming to Kentucky.'
A bill to legalize sports wagering in the state, HB 551, passed through Senate chambers Thursday evening, and Gov. Andy Beshear wasted no time signing it into law. Beshear held a press conference Friday to sign the bill, as well as one related to medical marijuana, while discussing the potential impact on the state.'
“We talk about having a competitive business climate, but we were not allowing an important business that every state around us has. … Our dollars were supporting Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio and other states,” Beshear said Friday. “But now, after years of urging action, sports betting is finally going to be legal in Kentucky. We made it happen.”