By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Churchill Downs CHDN · USD 81.70 2026-10-16 Data plans to sell nine regional casinos separately or in small groups, Casino.org News reported. Chief executive Bill Carstanjen outlined the approach during the company’s second-quarter earnings call.
The planned disposals favour separate transactions or small bundles over a single portfolio sale.
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The proposed disposals would reduce Churchill Downs’ casino portfolio and provide proceeds to lower debt if completed.
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The proposed sales would reshape Churchill Downs’s regional casino portfolio.