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Budget slashes compulsive gambling funds as it helps dog tracksWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:44PMAs Florida legislators prepare to pass bills to let greyhound tracks stop racing dogs and start installing slot-machines look alikes, they also slashed $1 million from compulsive gambling prevention in their budget. The $68 billion budget includes $400,000 sought by the gambling industry to fund a study on the impact of bringing Las Vegas casino resorts to Florida. “It is the wrong message to ...

Compulsive gambling programs slashed in budgetWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:37PMLegislators cut compulsive gambling funds in half as they study bringing casinos to Florida.

Dog racing's winning betWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:30PMYou might think that anything that helps the greyhound racing industry in Florida would be opposed by animal welfare activists who disapprove of the sport.But politics makes strange bedfellows. Legislation racing toward the finish line of the lawmakers' regular session in Tallahassee this...

Leuschner: ‘I’ve always loved dog racing’Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 12:34AMTwo men instrumental in the success of racing greyhounds were saluted by their peers during Wednesday’s National Greyhound Association banquet at the Elks Club.

Controversial sport is in a steep declineWednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 2:02AMLOS ANGELES -- For years, fans of greyhound races have faced off against animal welfare activists who say the dogs are kept muzzled in small cages, fed inferior food, injected with steroids and frequently injured at the track.

Greyhound racing in decline as fans, opponents face off over animal conditionsTuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 5:43PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - For years, fans of greyhound races have faced off against animal welfare activists who say the dogs are kept muzzled in small cages, fed inferior food, injected with steroids and frequently injured at the track.

Bill To Scratch All Racing Dogs Rounds Final TurnTuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 2:51PMAnimal lovers who want to see an end to dog racing in Florida are a step closer to the goal with passage Tuesday in the House Finance and Tax Committee of a bill that would let dog tracks keep poker rooms, but not have to run the dogs.

Triple dead heat is talk of the tracksSaturday, January 22, 2011 @ 9:42AMThe Norfolk trainer of a greyhound involved in a triple dead-heat said, as he waited for the result, he was convinced his dog had been beaten.

Watton greyhound’s triple dead heat is talk of the tracksSaturday, January 22, 2011 @ 7:02AMThe Watton trainer of a greyhound involved in an un-heard of triple dead heat said he had been convinced his dog had been pipped to the post.