Derby City Gaming & Hotel

Derby City Gaming is located on Poplar Level Rd. in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the only licensed gaming facility in the state. The 85,000 square foot, $65 million-dollar facility features over 1,200 historical racing machines, with 70+ themes, on the 45,000 square foot gaming and entertainment floor. It also features a123-room hotel, Chophouse, Bourbon bar and a Sports Bar.

The adjoining five-story hotel tower features 123 rooms with 108 standard guest rooms, 14 corner suites and a VIP suite. The Derby City Gaming hotel enables guests to take advantage of unique hospitality and Kentucky Derby ticket pairing options.

Food & beverage venues include Oliver's Chophouse, a classic steakhouse featuring the finest steaks and seafood, and the Bourbon bar which offers an extensive selection of bourbons and wines. Guests also enjoy two casual dining areas, which include classic diner-style comfort foods at Lil’ Wagner’s and Railbirds Hot Chicken Restaurant. 

The Center Sports Bar is a horse racing simulcast wagering area with seating for 50, where players watch all the big games on fourteen 85’’ TV's, enjoy live bands on stage, as well as craft beers and specialty cocktails.

Derby City Gaming & Hotel is committed to elevating the entertainment experiences Louisville has to offer and ensure KY’s signature horse racing industry continues to thrive.

Derby City Gaming offers exciting career opportunities and exceptional employee benefits.Click here to read about them!

Derby City Gaming Downtown a $76 million expansion of Derby City Gaming is being constructed at 140 S. Fourth St., in Louisville, KY. It includes construction of a hotel, additional gaming positions and expansion of the current amenities at the facility in order to better serve and attract guests.

The project will add 135,000 sq. ft. of new space to the facility and open with 200 additional gaming positions. The new space will be able to ultimately accommodate up to 400 new gaming positions.

The expansion will include a VIP gaming space, a new sports bar, a stage for live entertainment and an upscale-casual restaurant and bar to create a variety of new food and beverage options for gaming and hotel guests throughout the entire day.

Opportunities for advancement abound!
Our parent company, Churchill Downs Incorporated is an industry-leading racing, online wagering and gaming entertainment company anchored by our iconic flagship event, the Kentucky Derby. CDI owns and operates three pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues with approximately 3,050 historical racing machines in Kentucky. 

It also owns and operates TwinSpires, one of the largest and most profitable online wagering platforms for horse racing, sports and iGaming in the U.S., as well as seven retail sportsbooks. 

CDI is also a leader in brick-and-mortar casino gaming in eight states with approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals and 200 table games.