Greyhound racing is scheduled to end this week in Rhode Island and the Providence Journal reports --
Twin River has handed out layoff notices to 9 full-time employees and 18 part-time workers in anticipation of Saturday’s scheduled suspension of dog racing at the Lincoln track.
Twin River has handed out layoff notices to 9 full-time employees and 18 part-time workers in anticipation of Saturday’s scheduled suspension of dog racing at the Lincoln track.
“At this point in time we are taking the necessary steps to prepare for the end of racing on Saturday,” Twin River spokeswoman Patti Doyle said Monday. “This is it. This is the totality of jobs lost as a result of that suspension.”
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This sounds suspiciously like the employment figures are overstated and the Governor was correct.
Remember --
...Twin River operator UTGR Inc., a BLB subsidiary, filed for federal bankruptcy protection....
This certainly makes it sound like racing has become a business being subsidized by others --
...Twin River operator UTGR Inc., a BLB subsidiary, filed for federal bankruptcy protection....
This certainly makes it sound like racing has become a business being subsidized by others --
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Park executives have blamed at least a portion of those financial problems on an agreement with the dog owners that requires them to pay a $9-million annual subsidy to the owners, despite estimates that racing only nets the facility $1.75 million per year.
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