– HB 606, which would regulate sports betting in KY, passes the House with a 58-30 vote.– HB 606, which would have regulated KY sports betting, dies in the Senate after passing the House 58-30.– Representative Michael Meredith introduces KY HB 551 in attempts to begin the 2023 legislative session focused on legal sports betting.– After many amendments to HB 551, the House votes 63-34 in support of passing the Kentucky sports betting bill.Governor Andy Beshear signs the measure immediately, effectively regulating sportsbooks in Kentucky. – The Senate approves HB 551 in about two weeks’ time, voting 25-12 in favor of the legal sports betting bill.KY sports betting apps to follow on Sept. They set a sportsbook launch date in KY for Sept. – The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission unanimously approves sports betting regulations.– Governor Andy Beshear, Representative Michael Meredith, Senator Damon Thayer and Senator Adam Koenig place the first in-person sportsbook bets in Kentucky.
