Dispute between Track and Kennels could end Colorado racing
6/22/2008
Denver, CO.- Barring an 11th hour agreement between the owners of Mile High Greyhound Park and the Colorado Greyhound Kennel Association, Saturday will mark the final day of the 2008 live racing season. If and when the dogs return to run in Colorado is anyone's guess. "I never thought I'd see the day they would go," said kennel operator Torri Morris... "It's just devastating."
National Greyhound Association calls for action
6/18/2008
Abilene, KS.- A steady decline in the popularity of greyhound racing threatens to push the once-popular sport into extinction, both in Massachusetts and across the country. In a letter to its members, The National Greyhound Association is calling for dramatic action to reverse a years-long slide in attendance at racetracks.
State committee supports greyhound racing in Massachusetts
5/12/2008
Raynham, MA.- An effort to ban greyhound racing in Massachusetts by 2010 suffered a blow last week when the state's Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure came down squarely on the side of dog track owners. Legislators said the racing industry, which has a 70-year history in the state, provides much-needed jobs and recreation.
Why Doesn't Anybody Go to the Horse Races?
5/10/2008
Louisville, KY.- Close to 150,000 people will jam into Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, one of the best-attended sporting events in America. But the rest of the year, racetracks are emptier than ever — because the track is a terrible place to bet on a horse. The whales, the big bettors who support the industry, don't patronize the track because they can get a better deal elsewhere.
VictoryLand owner envisions tourist destination
3/28/2008
Montgomery, AL.- When VictoryLand opened at the Macon County dog track in 1984, Milton McGregor didn't know what to expect. Now, he stands beaming at the "new" VictoryLand that is forming around him. It is part of a $100 million renovation project to transform what was once a dog track/ electronic bingo hall into one of the Southeast's major tourist destinations.
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