Churchill Downs Inc. Completes Ellis Park Acquisition
Churchill Downs Incorporated has completed its purchase of Ellis Park Racing & Gaming in Henderson for $79 million. The company also assumes the opportunity to construct a track extension facility with historical racing machines in Owensboro. Ellis park celebrated 100 years of racing this year. Churchill Downs owns and operates five gaming entertainment venues with approximately 4,200 historical race machines and eight sportsbooks. It also owns a brick-and-mortar casino gaming in eight states with 11,800 slot machines, video lottery terminals and 250 table games.
