CASPER, Wyo — Soon more locations in Natrona County will be offering simulcast gaming machines that will let residents bet on live horse races taking place at the Wyoming Downs racetrack near Evanston.
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) passed a resolution Tuesday, July 7, authorizing Wyoming Downs, LLC to expand pari-mutuel wagering operations on live horse racing, historic horse racing and simulcast events. Wyoming state statute requires that simulcasting be approved by the board of county commissioners of the county in which it is conducted.
Eric Nelson, general manager of Wyoming Downs, said 14 machines would be going in at Altitude Bar and Grill, and that “5-6 mini-sites” would be getting some as well.