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Gaming Stories Posted in October 2008
Ballot measure to retire dog racing in state is tight
Category: Gaming · State: Massachusetts · Source: Boston Globe
A grainy video posted on YouTube shows an octet of lean greyhounds speeding around the track at the Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park. Suddenly, one dog skids and collides with another before tumbling end over end and hitting a wall.
A hideous finale, but not the end of the line for the fallen greyhound. In a second video, now being promoted as a counterargument by track owners, the dog is back in action, competing again at Wonderland Park in Revere.
The disparate images highlight the dramatically different perceptions of the ballot question that could end dog racing by 2010. On one side, the dog defenders who came close to banning racing in 2000 are decrying kennel conditions and highlighting injuries that greyhounds suffer during races. On the other, track owners say that those injuries are few while the cost in human capital would be substantial if the question passes. A new television ad, sponsored by the opposition group and set to begin airing today, features hundreds of Raynham employees gathered in the track that provides their livelihood.
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