LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Since 2014, Shirley’s Way has given away nearly $12.5 million for people battling cancer, children’s programs, and other community initiatives in Kentucky and southern Indiana.

“2024, we gave away four and a half million. This year in 2025 we’re getting close to six million,” Founder of Shirley’s Way Mike Mulrooney said.

Their biggest fundraiser?

“Pretty much all of our money that we raise at Shirley’s Way is charitable gaming,” Mulrooney said.

But now all bets are off for the non-profit. The Kentucky Horse Racing & Gaming’s Office of Charitable Gambling has ordered all machines from two manufacturers be shut down , leaving popular electronic ‘pulltab devices’ like those from Grover Gaming, out of service.

“We have 90 percent Grover Games," Mulrooney said.

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