Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Churchill Downs Incorporated (the "Company", "we", "us", "our") is an industry-leading racing, online wagering and gaming entertainment company anchored by our iconic flagship event - The Kentucky Derby. We own and operate Derby City Gaming, a historical racing machine ("HRM") facility in Louisville, Kentucky. We also own and operate the largest online horse racing wagering platform in the U.S., TwinSpires.com, and we operate sports betting and iGaming through our BetAmerica platform in multiple states. We are also a leader in brick-and-mortar casino gaming with approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals ("VLTs") and 200 table games in eight states. We were organized as a Kentucky corporation in 1928, and our principal executive offices are located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Segments

During the first quarter of 2019, we realigned our operating segments to reflect the internal management reporting used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate results of operations and to assess performance and allocate resources. Our internal management reporting changed primarily due to the continued growth in our Churchill Downs Racetrack and Derby City Gaming business and our casino and associated racing businesses, which resulted in our chief operating decision maker's decision to realign our operating segments primarily based on the regulatory licenses governing each business. Since each of these individual businesses operates under single or interdependent licenses, each of these businesses represents an operating segment. As our TwinSpires business and online sports betting and iGaming businesses are managed together, these businesses represent an operating segment. For financial reporting purposes, we aggregate our operating segments that are similar into three reportable segments as follows:

•Churchill Downs

The Churchill Downs segment includes live and historical pari-mutuel racing related revenue and expenses at Churchill Downs Racetrack and Derby City Gaming.

Churchill Downs Racetrack is the home of The Kentucky Derby and conducts live racing during the year. Derby City Gaming is an HRM facility that operates under the Churchill Downs pari-mutuel racing license at its auxiliary training facility in Louisville, Kentucky.

Churchill Downs Racetrack and Derby City Gaming earn commissions primarily from pari-mutuel wagering on live races at Churchill Downs and on historical races at Derby City Gaming; simulcast fees earned from other wagering sites; admissions, personal seat licenses, sponsorships, television rights, and other miscellaneous services (collectively "racing event-related services"), as well as food and beverage services.

•Online Wagering

The Online Wagering segment includes the revenue and expenses for the TwinSpires business ("TwinSpires") and the online sports betting and iGaming business.

TwinSpires operates our online horse racing wagering business on TwinSpires.com, BetAmerica.com and other white-label platforms; facilitates high dollar wagering by international customers ("Velocity"); and provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services ("BRIS") platform for horse racing statistical data.

Our sports betting and iGaming business operates the BetAmerica sports betting and casino iGaming platform in multiple states, including Mississippi, New Jersey, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Arkansas. The mobile and online BetAmerica sports betting and casino iGaming results are included in the Online Wagering segment and the retail operations are included in the Gaming segment.

•Gaming

The Gaming segment includes revenue and expenses for the casino properties and associated racetrack or jai alai facilities which support the casino license as applicable. The Gaming segment has approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals ("VLTs") and 200 table games located in eight states.

The Gaming segment revenue and expenses includes the following properties:

◦Calder Casino and Racing ("Calder")

◦Fair Grounds Slots, Fair Grounds Race Course, and Video Services, LLC ("VSI") (collectively, "Fair Grounds and VSI")

◦Harlow’s Casino Resort and Spa ("Harlow's")

◦Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin ("Lady Luck Nemacolin") management agreement

◦Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack ("Ocean Downs")

◦Oxford Casino and Hotel ("Oxford")

◦Presque Isle Downs and Casino ("Presque Isle")

◦Riverwalk Casino Hotel ("Riverwalk")

The Gaming segment also includes net income for our ownership portion of the Company’s equity investments in the following:

◦61.3% equity investment in Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC ("Midwest Gaming"), the parent company of Rivers Casino Des Plaines in Des Plaines, Illinois ("Rivers Des Plaines")

◦50% equity investment in Miami Valley Gaming and Racing ("MVG")

The Gaming segment generates revenue and expenses from slot machines, table games, VLTs, video poker, retail sports betting, ancillary food and beverage services, hotel services, commission on pari-mutuel wagering, racing event-related services, and / or other miscellaneous operations.

We have aggregated the following businesses as well as certain corporate operations, and other immaterial joint ventures in "All Other" to reconcile to consolidated results:

•Arlington International Racecourse ("Arlington")

•United Tote

•Oak Grove Racing and Gaming ("Oak Grove")

•Turfway Park

•Corporate

We conduct our business through these reportable segments and report net revenue and operating expense associated with these reportable segments in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The prior year results were reclassified to conform to this presentation.

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company does not allocate corporate and other related expenses to the reportable segments in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The prior year results in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income were reclassified to conform to this presentation.

Acquisitions of Presque Isle and Lady Luck Nemacolin

On January 11, 2019, we completed the acquisition of Presque Isle located in Erie, Pennsylvania from Eldorado Resorts, Inc. ("ERI") for cash consideration of $178.9 million (the "Presque Isle Transaction") and $1.6 million of working capital and other purchase price adjustments.

On March 8, 2019, the Company assumed management and acquired certain assets related to the management of Lady Luck Nemacolin in Farmington, Pennsylvania, from ERI for cash consideration of $100,000 (the "Lady Luck Nemacolin Transaction").

For additional information on the Presque Isle Transaction and the Lady Luck Nemacolin Transaction, refer to Note 3, Acquisitions.

Acquisition of Certain Ownership Interests of Rivers Des Plaines

On March 5, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of certain ownership interests of Midwest Gaming, the parent company of Rivers Des Plaines to acquire approximately 42% of Midwest Gaming from affiliates and co-investors of Clairvest Group Inc. ("Clairvest") and members of High Plaines Gaming, LLC ("High Plaines"), an affiliate of Rush Street Gaming, LLC and Casino Investors, LLC ("Casino Investors") for cash consideration of approximately $406.6 million and $3.5 million of certain transaction costs and working capital adjustments (the "Sale Transaction"). Following the closing of the Sale Transaction, the parties completed a recapitalization transaction on March 6, 2019 (the "Recapitalization"), pursuant to which Midwest Gaming used approximately $300.0 million in proceeds from amended and extended credit facilities to redeem, on a pro rata basis, additional Midwest Gaming units held by High Plaines and Casino Investors. As a result of the Recapitalization, the Company's ownership of Midwest Gaming increased to 61.3%. High Plaines retained ownership of 36.0% of Midwest Gaming and Casino Investors retained ownership of 2.7% of Midwest Gaming.

We also recognized a $103.2 million deferred tax liability and a corresponding increase in our investment in unconsolidated affiliates related to an entity we acquired in conjunction with our acquisition of the Clairvest ownership stake in Midwest Gaming.

For additional information on the Sale Transaction, refer to Note 14, Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Turfway Park Acquisition

The Company completed the acquisition of Turfway Park from Jack Entertainment LLC ("JACK") and Hard Rock International (“Hard Rock”) on October 9, 2019 for total consideration of $46.0 million in cash ("Turfway Park Acquisition"). Turfway Park is located on 197 acres in Florence, Kentucky. The Company has announced plans and has begun to invest up to $150.0 million (including the Turfway Park Acquisition total consideration of $46.0 million) in a state-of-the-art live and historical thoroughbred racing facility at Turfway Park.

Of the $46.0 million total consideration, $36.0 million, less $0.9 million of working capital and purchase price adjustments, was accounted for as a business combination. The remaining $10.0 million was paid to Hard Rock for the assignment of the purchase and sale agreement rights and was accounted for separately from the business combination as an intangible asset and was amortized through expense in the fourth quarter of 2019. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, for additional information on the Turfway Park Acquisition.

Stock Split

On January 25, 2019, the Company distributed the additional shares resulting from a previously announced three-for-one split (the "Stock Split") of the Company's common stock for shareholders of record as of January 11, 2019. Our common stock began trading at the split-adjusted price on January 28, 2019. All share and per-share amounts in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted for prior periods to reflect the effects of the Stock Split.