{Kentucky}...When it opened on Thursday, Kentucky Downs welcomed players to the state's first instant racing gaming machines approved under new regulations created to help struggling horse racing venues boost revenues. The track has installed 200 of the gaming machines, which are based on a pari-mutuel wagering system using past horse races. The brightly lit games have spinning icons resembling slot machines and show the final three seconds of an actual horse race in a small corner of the screen. The instant racing database has 21,000 historical races.
