Now that money will stay here,” said Steve Bittenbender, writer and analyst for .īittenbender said sports books average somewhere between an 8 to 12% win rate. Pretty much every state around us had sports betting, except for Missouri. “Some of that gaming money will finally come back to Kentucky, rather than going to Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Illinois, you name it. The website estimated more than $2.1 billion will be wagered during the first full year of sports betting in the state. Over 60,000 Kentuckians pre-registered accounts ahead of Thursday, according to. Circa Sports, which is also approved, will start taking bets at a later date.
Online sports betting is now legal in Kentucky.
