Churchill Downs Incorporated is a racing, gaming and entertainment company established in 1875 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CHDN. It owns and operates the Churchill Downs racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby. The company has grown well beyond thoroughbred racing into a portfolio of racetracks, casinos, historical racing machine venues and online wagering, reporting through three segments covering live and historical racing, wagering services and solutions, and gaming. Its TwinSpires business is the largest legal online horse race wagering platform in the United States. Historical horse racing machines have become a significant growth engine, and a recurring subject of legislative argument in several states over whether they are racing products or slot machines.
Churchill Downs Incorporated trades as CHDN on Nasdaq and carries 4.36% of the iGT 25 iGaming stock index.
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