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Kenosha dog track considers closure

By MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE   Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 7:01 p.m.
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KENOSHA -- Battered by declining attendance and wagering, Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, which lost $3.4 million last year, is considering closing after this season, a racetrack executive said Saturday.

The state’s only pari-mutuel dog-racing track told employees in a letter Thursday that a decision on the future of the park will be made no later than Nov. 16.

Dairyland’s attendance is down 19 percent so far this year compared with the same period in 2008, and wagering is down 29 percent, said Roy Berger, Dairyland’s executive vice president.




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BostonBill
Oct 11, 2009 at 9:57 p.m.
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Slot machines.
It works in Rhode Island.

gray_ghost
Oct 11, 2009 at 9:10 p.m.
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yippe,close it!

janesvillean
Oct 11, 2009 at 11:05 a.m.
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Kenosha was predicted to be "the No. 1 dog racing market in the country".

cynicaleye
Oct 11, 2009 at 6:36 a.m.
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Good. Close it.

thepeckingorder
Oct 11, 2009 at 12:44 a.m.
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Damn

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