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just minutes from downtown Louisville. The Clarm County Council will hold a hearing on Indiana requeston Monday, May 12. If the councikl approves the request, the track will begibn negotiating in earnest on prospective properties forthe facility, Gil Indiana Downs' president of business said in a news release. The compant also would seek approval from the Indiansa Horse Racing Commission before beginning construction onthe building, he "We are convinced now more than ever that Clark Count y will be an excellent site for anothed satellite wagering facility," Short said in the release.
"There's a populatioj of approximately 180,000 in this region and great interest inhorsee racing. And its proximity to I-65 is of great importances to a business ofthis type. It'll bring up to 100 new jobs ranginv upto $15 per hour, hundreds of dailhy patrons and added tax revenue, along with a positive 'ripplinyg effect' for vendors throughout the area economyg and a healthy share of funds wagered annually going to local government (projected $100,000 the first The facility, which will complement the company's othed betting facilities in Shelbyville and Evansville, Ind., likely would compete with Louisville-based Churchill Downsd Inc.
's Trackside Louisville, formerly Sportse Spectrum. Indiana Downs, located just southeast of Indianapolis, alreadt competes with Churchill's Hoosier Downs in Anderson, Ind., and the company'zs Ellis Park in Ky. Churchill officials have voiced criticism of the creatiobn ofIndiana Downs, which begamn holding thoroughbred races in April. Indianw Downs is owned by Oliver Racing andLHT Capital.