We are also a leader in brick-and-mortar casino gaming with approximately 9,500 gaming positions in seven states after our Presque Isle acquisition closed on January 11, 2019. We own and operate the largest legal online horseracing wagering platform in the U.S., through our TwinSpires business. Opened in 2011, Rivers Des Plaines, located on the Des Plaines River in Des Plaines, Illinois, two miles from O’Hare International Airport and fifteen miles from downtown Chicago, features a 44,000-square-foot single-level gaming floor with 983 slot machines and 58 table games seven dining and entertainment options and a multi-functional event center.Ĭhurchill Downs Incorporated ('CDI') (Nasdaq: CHDN), headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is an industry leading racing, gaming and online entertainment company anchored by our iconic flagship event – The Kentucky Derby. The Sale Transaction purchase price was funded with cash on hand and through the Company’s existing credit facility. The closing follows the approval of the Sale Transaction by the Illinois Gaming Board on March 1, 2019.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Ma(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) today announced that it has completed its previously announced purchase of certain ownership interests of Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC (“Midwest Gaming”), the parent company of Rivers Casino Des Plaines in Des Plaines, Illinois (“Rivers Des Plaines”), for cash consideration of approximately $407 million (the “Sale Transaction”).

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