By Jerome García

Business

Calder Casino Miami Opens Doors, CDI Sticks to Health Protocols

September 2, 2020

Calder Casino in Miami, Florida, a property owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated, has restarted operations. The Miami-Dade County is now reopening businesses. CDI Restarts Operations in Calder Casino, Miami Following news that Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) would need to cut live attendance at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, September 5, the company finally has some […]

By Mike Johnson

Sports

CDI Says No Live Audience Allowed for Kentucky Derby Festival

August 24, 2020

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has confirmed that the event will go on without any live audience. The news reverses a previous plan to host around 23,000 guests for the Kentucky Derby Race program. Kentucky Derby to Go on Without Live Audience The biggest horseracing event in the United States is about to get underway. Yet, […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

CDI Issues 146th Kentucky Derby Safety Plan Update

August 12, 2020

Race track and casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) issued today an update to the comprehensive safety plan regarding all live races days during this year’s rescheduled Kentucky Derby Week. The 146th Kentucky Derby that will take place September 5 will feature an audience capped at 23,000 people to ensure physical distance compliance. The Kentucky […]

By Jerome García

Business

Hannahville Indian Community Secures BetAmerica’s Michigan Presence

July 30, 2020

Race track and casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) issued in a press release July 29 that it would launch its sports betting operations in Michigan in partnership with Hannahville Indian Community. Retail BetAmerica Sports Book Under the terms of the agreement reached with the Hannahville Indian tribe, CDI will open a BetAmerica-branded retail sports […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

CDI Re-Opens Five More Casinos, Pushing the Total Number to Seven

June 12, 2020

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the company famous with the race tracks it operates and the Kentucky Derby, announced it will re-open five of its land-based gaming facilities across the states. The racetrack operator that also runs 10 US casinos said it will reopen its Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania properties. Venues in 5 Other […]

By Mike Johnson

Business

CDI Reported Q1 Revenue Drop, Re-Opening of Churchill Downs Racetrack in Sight

May 3, 2020

Churchill Downs Incorporated /CDI/ has recently released its first quarter financial report posting net revenue of $252.9 million, down 5% compared to Q1 in 2019. The company posted net loss for the quarter to the extent of $23.4 million, in total contrast with the $11.6 million profit generated the year before. Adjusted earnings before interest, […]