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BetPokies.org — Leading Affiliate Product by the Quality of Gambling Review Content

BetPokies.org was launched by John Gold in 2020. Within the four years of its existence, the site has become the leading affiliate product due to the quality of content, offering Aussie gamblers the most recent, invaluable, and unique information about online casinos.
Online gambling is a field full of lures. Online casinos offering huge bonuses with hundreds of free spins could make anyone get lost. This is why experienced gambler John Gold created an online gambling review portal, BetPokies.org (owned by ZehrMedia LTD), where Aussie readers can find casino reviews and gambling guides from true experts. Read on to learn exactly why you should trust this source!
Get to Know BetPokies.org
BetPokies.org is a gambling review website for Aussie players looking for the finest online casinos. Despite focusing on gambling sites, the BetPokies team also provides payment methods and game providers guides, and gambling-related news to ensure their readers have a reliable source of all kinds of casino information on their website.
Founder and editor-in-chief of the website, John Gold, believes “One person cannot be an expert in different fields.” Therefore, BetPokies team has casino review expert Poppy Bate and payment method expert Charles Morey, who combine their forces into creating truly informative guides and reviews.
Why You Should Trust BetPokies.org
Aussie gamblers can find over 100 online casino reviews on betpokies.org. To create high-quality and honest content, John Gold set up strict requirements for the research done by his expert team. For instance, Poppy Bate must verify the availability and validity of the casino license, check the quality of the game variety, ensure the fairness of T&Cs and bonus offers, and more. Therefore, she can provide readers with a full picture of inline casinos with all the advantages and disadvantages. Also, more than 10 manual testers are involved in the research process by registering at an online casino, completing KYC, making test deposits, complying with wagering requirements, and finally making withdrawals.
Besides casino reviews, BetPokies offers their readers informative articles on different topics, such as “Gambling statistics.” There, John Gold and his team collected interesting and sometimes worrying statistics. In the article, Aussie readers can learn about the most popular casino games and casino types, Australian territories where gambling is the most common, and some info about gambling harm.
For those who read the article and got concerned, John Gold created another extensive guide about responsible gambling. To create it, he consulted with therapists specialising in gambling harm, social workers, and a psychiatrist who explained the reasons behind gambling addiction and said more about the first signs of it. Based on the information provided by these specialists, BetPokies experts created a quick test that will help you indicate the first symptoms.
BetPokies.org — Reliable Source and Good Affiliate Partner
Unlike other betting sites, BetPokies mainly focuses on player satisfaction instead of making money. In the words of John Gold, “For an affiliate program to make a constant profit, first it must earn the trust of readers.” If you look at the four years in which BetPokies has existed, the loyalty and trust that readers had in us, the profits we got from these years as well as those that our brands have made with us so far, could prove this point. This is how BetPokies became famous for its trustworthy and accurate reviews in Australia’s online gaming industry and won readers’ confidence.
BetPokies answers its audience’s questions about gambling through various means, starting with simple online casino reviews and ending with gaming news briefings and responsible gambling tips.
Trustworthy game review portal Betpokies opens up new cooperation opportunities. If you are a casino representative interested in it, please contact [email protected]. The company is also looking for additional staff, such as copywriters, testers, and data researchers. Visit BetPokies’ page “Careers” if you want to try yourself there.
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Tachi Palace Casino trusts Continent 8 to bolster its cybersecurity through advanced managed SOC and SIEM solutions

Tachi-Yokut Tribe of Santa Rosa Rancheria-owned and operated casino now equipped with world-leading 24/7/365 monitoring, proactive threat prevention and rapid response capabilities to safeguard its tribal gaming operations
Continent 8 Technologies, the leading provider of managed hosting, connectivity, cloud and cybersecurity solutions for the tribal gaming industry, is pleased to announce a new cybersecurity agreement with Tachi Palace Casino Resort to oversee and optimize their Security Operations Center (SOC) and Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) cybersecurity operations.
In collaboration with Continent 8 and its cybersecurity division, C8 Secure, Tachi Palace Casino Resort will implement their managed SOC and SIEM services. The customer will gain instant access to a comprehensive SOC and SIEM solution featuring round-the-clock monitoring, sophisticated threat detection to pinpoint anomalies and potential risks, integrated threat intelligence to anticipate evolving threats and an advanced SIEM architecture designed for high-performance analytics and streamlined incident management.
Patrick Gardner, Chief Security Officer at Continent 8 said: “We are honored that Tachi Palace Casino Resort selected Continent 8 through a rigorous selection process as their trusted Managed Security Operations Center partner. As a leading Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) specializing in the gaming industry, we have deep insight into the unique cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing our customers today. Tachi Palace Casino Resort’s proactive commitment to safeguarding their infrastructure demonstrates exceptional leadership and a clear understanding that robust, continuous security is vital for protecting their customers, data and gaming operations.”
Jerad Swimmer, Regional Sales Director at Continent 8 added: “It’s inspiring to see an increasing number of tribal gaming and casino organizations such as Tachi Palace Casino Resort making cybersecurity a core component of their strategic initiatives and organizational culture.
“We are delighted to support Tachi Palace Casino Resort as their trusted MSSP, ensuring a secure and strategic cybersecurity journey.”
David Clark, Information System Director at Tachi Palace Casino Resort said: “I am looking forward to our new partnership with Continent 8 and what the future brings for us.”
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Churchill Downs Incorporated Reports 2025 First Quarter Results

Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) (the “Company”, “CDI”, “we”) today reported business results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Company Highlights
- First quarter 2025 financial results, as compared to the prior year quarter:
- Record net revenue of $642.6 million, up $51.7 million or 9%
- Net income attributable to CDI of $76.7 million, down $3.7 million or 5%
- Record Adjusted EBITDA of $245.1 million, up $2.6 million or 1%
- We opened Owensboro Racing and Gaming in Western Kentucky in February 2025, with 600 historical racing machines, a retail sportsbook, simulcast wagering, and food and beverage offerings.
- We announced two new projects at Churchill Downs Racetrack that will enhance the 152nd Kentucky Derby experience for our guests in the Finish Line Suites and The Mansion. We also announced that we are pausing The Skye, Conservatory, and Infield General Admission capital projects due to the current economic environment.
- In February 2025, we closed the seventh amendment of the Credit Agreement, which reduced the interest rate for Term Loan B-1 and eliminated the 0.10% credit spread adjustment.
- In March 2025, the Board of Directors approved a new $500 million share repurchase program.
- We ended the first quarter of 2025 with net bank leverage of 4.0x and returned $119.5 million of capital to our shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.
- We repurchased $89.4 million of shares in the first quarter of 2025.
- On January 3, 2025, we paid a $0.409 per share dividend to shareholders of record as of December 6, 2024, which represents the fourteenth consecutive year of an increased dividend per share.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS |
First Quarter | |||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Net revenue | $ | 642.6 | $ | 590.9 | |||
Net income attributable to CDI | $ | 76.7 | $ | 80.4 | |||
Diluted EPS attributable to CDI | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.08 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA(a) | $ | 245.1 | $ | 242.5 | |||
(a) This is a non-GAAP measure. See explanation of non-GAAP measures below. |
SEGMENT RESULTS |
The summaries below present revenue from external customers and intercompany revenue from each of our reportable segments. All comparisons are against the applicable prior year period unless otherwise noted.
Live and Historical Racing
First Quarter | |||||||
(in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 276.4 | $ | 248.9 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | 102.0 | 100.8 | |||||
First Quarter 2025
First quarter 2025 revenue increased $27.5 million due to an $18.2 million increase at our Virginia HRM venues, an $8.9 million increase from our Kentucky HRM venues, and a $0.4 million increase from our other Live and Historical Racing properties. The Virginia HRM increase of $18.2 million was primarily due to the November 2024 opening of The Rose Gaming Resort in Northern Virginia, partially offset by a decrease from our other Virginia HRM venues primarily due to lower unrated play from consumer softness and competition, the impact of weather, and one less day in the quarter due to the 2024 leap year. The Kentucky HRM increase of $8.9 million was primarily due to the February 2025 opening of Owensboro Racing and Gaming in Western Kentucky and growth from our Northern and Southwestern Kentucky properties, partially offset by a decrease at our Louisville properties due to the impact of weather and one less day in the quarter due to 2024 leap year.
First quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.2 million due to a $3.1 million increase at our Kentucky HRM venues, partially offset by a $1.9 million decrease primarily from our Virginia HRM venues. Our Kentucky HRM venues increase was primarily due to the February 2025 opening of Owensboro Racing and Gaming in Western Kentucky and growth at our Northern and Southwestern Kentucky properties, partially offset by a decrease from our Louisville properties due to the impact of weather and one less day in the quarter due to the 2024 leap year. Our Virginia HRM venues decreased $2.0 million primarily due to lower unrated play from consumer softness and competition, the impact of weather, increased handle tax and racing-related expenses, and one less day in the quarter due to the 2024 leap year, partially offset by the November 2024 opening of The Rose Gaming Resort.
Wagering Services and Solutions
First Quarter | |||||||
(in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 115.8 | $ | 114.1 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | 41.3 | 39.6 | |||||
First Quarter 2025
First quarter 2025 revenue increased $1.7 million due to a $3.1 million increase from Exacta due to incremental HRMs in Virginia and New Hampshire and a $0.8 million increase in TwinSpires Horse Racing. These increases were partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease from our sports betting business.
First quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.7 million due to a $3.8 million increase from Exacta due to a $2.7 million increase primarily from incremental HRMs in Virginia and New Hampshire and a $1.1 million decrease from lower compensation expense. These increases were partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease from our sports betting business and a $1.0 million decrease from TwinSpires Horse Racing due to increased legal expenses.
Gaming
First Quarter | |||||||
(in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 267.2 | $ | 243.2 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | 123.5 | 122.8 | |||||
First Quarter 2025
First quarter 2025 revenue increased $24.0 million due to a $31.6 million increase from the April 2024 opening of the Terre Haute Casino Resort, partially offset by a $7.6 million decrease primarily due to regional gaming softness, increased competition, one less day in the quarter due to the 2024 leap year, and the impact of weather at certain properties.
First quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA increased $0.7 million due to an $11.5 million increase attributable to the opening of the Terre Haute Casino Resort in April 2024, partially offset by a $6.6 million decrease from our wholly owned gaming properties and a $4.2 million decrease from our equity investments primarily due to regional gaming softness, increased competition, higher labor and benefit expense, one less day in the quarter due to the 2024 leap year, and the impact of weather at certain properties.
All Other
First Quarter | |||||||
(in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 2.0 | $ | — | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | (21.7 | ) | (20.7 | ) | |||
First Quarter 2025
First quarter 2025 revenue increased $2.0 million increased due to intercompany revenue related to the captive insurance company that was established in April 2024. All captive revenue is eliminated in consolidation.
First quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.0 million driven primarily by increased corporate compensation-related expenses and other corporate administrative expenses as a result of enterprise growth.
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT |
Share Repurchase Program
On March 12, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a common stock repurchase program of up to $500 million (“2025 Stock Repurchase Program”). The 2025 Stock Repurchase Program includes and is not in addition to the $125.6 million remaining under the prior 2021 Stock Repurchase Program authorization.
The Company repurchased 798,250 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $89.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. We had approximately $434.6 million of repurchase authority remaining under the 2025 Stock Repurchase Program as of March 31, 2025.
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CDI |
First Quarter 2025 Results
The Company’s first quarter 2025 net income attributable to CDI was $76.7 million compared to $80.4 million in the prior year quarter.
The following factors impacted the comparability of the Company’s first quarter 2025 net income to the prior year quarter:
- a $6.7 million after-tax decrease in other recoveries, net primarily driven by insurance claim proceeds recorded in the prior year quarter.
This was partially offset by:
- a $5.6 million after-tax decrease in transaction, pre-opening, and other expenses.
Excluding the items above, first quarter 2025 adjusted net income attributable to CDI decreased $4.8 million primarily due to the following:
- a $3.0 million after-tax decrease in equity income from our unconsolidated affiliates;
- a $2.0 million after-tax increase in interest expense associated with lower capitalization of interest related to capital projects in the current year, partially offset by lower interest rates; and
- a $0.5 million after-tax decrease due a portion of United Tote’s income being recognized as noncontrolling interest.
This was partially offset by:
- a $0.7 million after-tax increase primarily driven by the results of our operations.
Conference Call
A conference call regarding this news release is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET. Investors and other interested parties may listen to the teleconference by accessing the online, real-time webcast and broadcast of the call at http://ir.churchilldownsincorporated.com/events.cfm, or by registering in advance via teleconference here. Once registration is completed, participants will be provided with a dial-in number containing a personalized conference code to access the call. All participants are encouraged to dial-in 15 minutes prior to the start time. An online replay will be available by noon ET on Thursday, April 24, 2025. A copy of the Company’s news release announcing quarterly results and relevant financial and statistical information about the period will be accessible at www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the results provided in accordance with GAAP, the Company also uses non-GAAP measures, including adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and Adjusted EBITDA.
The Company uses non-GAAP measures as a key performance measure of the results of operations for purposes of evaluating performance internally. These measures facilitate comparison of operating performance between periods and help investors to better understand the operating results of the Company by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core business or operating results. The Company believes the use of these measures enables management and investors to evaluate and compare, from period to period, the Company’s operating performance in a meaningful and consistent manner. The non-GAAP measures are a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or diluted EPS (as determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our operating results.
We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate segment performance, develop strategy, and allocate resources. We utilize the Adjusted EBITDA metric to provide a more accurate measure of our core operating results and enable management and investors to evaluate and compare from period to period our operating performance in a meaningful and consistent manner. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or as an alternative to any other measure provided in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.
Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude discontinued operations net income or loss; net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest; transaction expense, which includes acquisition and disposition related charges, as well as legal, accounting, and other deal-related expense; pre-opening expense; and certain other gains, charges, recoveries, and expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA includes our portion of EBITDA from our equity investments and the portion of EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest.
Adjusted EBITDA excludes, as applicable in each period:
- Transaction expense, net which includes:
- Acquisition, disposition, and property sale related charges;
- Other transaction expense, including legal, accounting, and other deal-related expense;
- Stock-based compensation expense;
- Rivers Des Plaines’ impact on our investments in unconsolidated affiliates from legal reserves and transaction costs;
- Asset impairments;
- Gain on property sales;
- Legal reserves;
- Pre-opening expense; and
- Other charges, recoveries, and expenses.
For segment reporting, Adjusted EBITDA includes intercompany revenue and expense totals that are eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See the Reconciliation of Comprehensive Income to Adjusted EBITDA included herewith for additional information.
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R. Franco Digital is getting ready to shine at GAT Expo Cartagena 2025 with its most comprehensive offering of land-based and digital gaming

Franco Digital has confirmed its participation in GAT Expo Cartagena 2025, one of the most iconic gaming industry events in Latin America, which will take place from April 28 to 30 in the walled city.
The Spanish company will bring to the trade show its latest lineup of products for the retail, platform, and online gaming segments, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, technology, and the development of the industry in the region.
The event, renowned for bringing together the industry’s key players, will feature an outstanding agenda including international-level conferences, product exhibitions, and much more. Attendees will take part in panels and roundtable discussions focused on regulations, market trends, and innovation.
In this context, R. Franco will showcase its solid portfolio of land-based products, highlighting successful titles such as Rocket Link, Ice & Fire, and Boom Balink, along with its On Mix solution designed for route operations. Additionally, the digital division will present its advanced online gaming platform, and a portfolio of titles created to maximize both player experience and operator profitability.
Javier Sacristán, director of R. Franco International, said: “GAT Expo is a must-attend event for us. Colombia is a key and constantly evolving market. That’s why we are fully committed to delivering solutions that meet the needs of both operators and their customers, combining innovation, design, and profitability.
“Our presence at this trade show reflects the Group’s commitment to Latin America. We are presenting a comprehensive offering that meets the new demands of the market—from next-generation land-based games to a powerful digital proposition that reinforces our position as a global provider.”
GAT Expo Cartagena represents a valuable opportunity to continue building alliances with new strategic partners in the region and to strengthen existing business relationships, all within a setting that blends a high level of professionalism with the cultural, culinary, and natural charm of Cartagena de Indias.
With this comprehensive presence, R. Franco and R. Franco Digital reaffirm their commitment to the Latin American market and to a gaming industry that is safe, sustainable, and innovative.
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