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Southland Casino Racing (formerly Southland Greyhound Park and Southland Park Gaming and Racing) is a casino in West Memphis, Arkansas. Simulcast thoroughbred horse races from other tracks around the United States are also offered, along with greyhound racing from West Virginia. The venue has been expanded through the years, and with the ...
A race taking place in the United States. Start date. 29 May 1920 at Blue Star Amusement Park, Emeryville. Greyhound racing in the United States is a sport [1] and parimutuel gambling activity. The industry is regulated by state or local law and greyhound care is regulated by the American Greyhound Council (AGC) [2] and the National Greyhound ...
Date opened. 1957. Date closed. 2004. Race type. Greyhound. Multnomah Greyhound Park was a greyhound dog track located in Wood Village, Oregon, part of the Portland metropolitan area. The park opened in 1957 and closed in 2004. After standing empty and disused for almost 12 years, the buildings at the site were demolished in summer 2016.
Delaware North is an American multinational food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. [1] The company also operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gambling, and entertainment industries. The company employs over 55,000 people worldwide and has over $3.2 billion in annual revenues. [2]
In the 1990s, Southland Greyhound Park, one of West Memphis' largest employers, saw its attendance and revenues decline drastically, with a corresponding economic impact on both the town and state. This was largely attributed to the rise of casino gambling in nearby Tunica, Mississippi. By 2002, Southland struggled to survive.
In 2006 and 2007, Derby Lane was the site of the richest greyhound race in history, the Derby Lane Million, a stakes race in which the winner took home a $500,000 purse (the other $500,000 was divided amongst the remainder of the field). Grey's Calibrator, the only female in the field, won in 2006 and Flying Stanley won in 2007.
Wonderland Greyhound Park was a greyhound racing track located in Revere, Massachusetts formerly owned by the Westwood Group. It was constructed on the site of the former Wonderland Amusement Park . Wonderland opened on June 12, 1935, and formerly offered 361 races during its 100-day, April to September racing period.
W. Wonderland Greyhound Park. The Woodlands (race track) Categories: Defunct greyhound racing venues. Defunct sports venues in the United States. Greyhound racing venues in the United States.