Month: August 2022

Hollywood Casino approved for sports betting

Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway has been approved by the state of Kansas and the Kansas Lottery to offer retail and online sports betting.

According to today’s announcement, Hollywood Casino will begin taking wagers on its Barstool Sportsbook mobile app and will open its temporary retail Barstool Sportsbook on the casino floor below the Turn 2 Sports Bar at noon Thursday, Sept. 1.

The start time is pending any final regulatory approvals, according to the casino news release.

“We are thrilled to be launching Barstool Sportsbook in Kansas, which will provide our customers and mychoiceTM loyalty program members with another exciting way to enjoy our unique entertainment offerings,” said Lydia Garvey, vice president and general manager of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. “We can’t wait for the upcoming football season and welcoming patrons from Kansas, Missouri and beyond to what we expect to be the best sportsbook in the entire Midwest.”

The temporary retail Barstool Sportsbook will consist of 30 sports betting kiosks, five betting windows, odds boards and over 45 high-definition televisions, according to the announcement.

Hollywood Casino plans to open a permanent Barstool Sportsbook that will include a full restaurant, field house games and outdoor accessibility to The Patio, Hollywood Casino’s featured area that overlooks Kansas Speedway. Construction is anticipated to begin in the fall, the news release stated.

Customers can download the Barstool Sportsbook app on their device via the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) to pre-register in advance of the launch.

In addition, Hollywood Casino will be holding a Kansas City Watch Party for the football game on Thursday, Sept. 15, to celebrate the opening of Barstool Sportsbook and to cheer on the hometown team.
– Story from Hollywood Casino

Monarchs win 7-4 over Goldeyes

Jan Hernandez of the Kansas City Monarchs slid into third during the Monarchs 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes Thursday night, Aug. 25, at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)
Pete Kozma of the Kansas City Monarchs hit a double and drove in a pair of runs in the Monarchs’ 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes Thursday night, Aug. 25, at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)

By G.M.W. Vaughan, Monarchs

The Kansas City Monarchs (56-34) won the final game of the four-game series against the Winnipeg Goldeyes (49-41) 7-4 Thursday night at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.

It was the Monarchs’ 33rd win at home this season and their seventh against the Goldeyes in nine games.


With Matt Hall on the mound for the Monarchs and Jhon Vargas for the Goldeyes, both teams’ offenses fired up early. Winnipeg got on the board first with Raul Navarro’s single.

Ian Sagdal followed with another single, but the wild pitch to Max Murphy allowed the Goldeyes to score, starting the game with an early Winnipeg lead 1-0.

The Goldeyes’ lead didn’t last long, however, as Mallex Smith, Ryan Grotjohn and Darnell Sweeny all got free passes, loading the bases off Vargas.

Jacob Robson slammed a triple to left field, clearing the bases to take back the lead, 3-1. The Monarchs’ bats stayed hot as Jan Hernandez hit a single up the middle that brought in Robson, followed by a single from Gio Brusa and a double from Pete Kozma that scored both Hernandez and Gio Brusa, bringing the lead to 6-1 at the end of the first inning.

The second inning remained quiet, but Winnipeg’s bats fired up in the third. Reggie Pruitt Jr. started the inning with a base hit, followed by another from Navarro. A double by Sagdal brought in Pruitt and a Murphy fielder’s choice scored Navarro as the Goldeyes cut into the Monarchs lead, 6-3.

The Goldeyes’ Ryan Blanton came in for Vargas and managed to hold the Monarchs scoreless in the bottom of the third.

The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings remained scoreless, but Winnipeg started to threaten in the top of the eighth as Murphy advanced to first on a hit-by-a-pitch by Jeremy Rhoades. David Washington followed with a walk; then Jacob Rhinesmith advanced to first on a single, bringing in Murphy and cutting into the Monarchs’ lead, 6-4.

In the home half of the eighth, Alexis Olmeda hit a solo home run bomb to right field off Tasker Strobel, and the Monarchs took the run back.

Brandon Koch came in for the save in the ninth inning, striking out the side and ending the game with a 7-4 win for the Monarchs.

The Monarchs begin a three-game series at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, against the Sioux Falls Canaries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network with the pre-game beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the video stream airing on aa baseball.tv.

Tickets to Monarchs games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting monarchsbaseball.com.