Watch the Numbers!

Rhode Island's Greyhound Racing has been widely reported --

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Supporters of the dog racing bill say it's necessary to save
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225 jobs

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-- including pari-mutuel clerks, bartenders and security workers.....
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This is what was reported in RI Greyhounds Gone Saturday, Aug 8 ----
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Twin River has handed out layoff notices to
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9 full-time employees

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and

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18 part-time workers

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in anticipation of Saturday’s scheduled suspension of dog racing at the Lincoln track.

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That's 27 Twin River's employees. Where are the others? It certainly seems as if supporters overstate jobs.

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The article further comments on the decline in other states --
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New Hampshire's two remaining greyhound tracks won state permission last month to end live racing after waning interest from bettors.
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About 30 tracks remain nationwide, down from a peak of about 55 in the early 1990s...

And this explains attempts to preserve greyhound racing in Massachusetts, after a statewide referendum banned it effective December 31, 2009 (no one says it better than Ms. Thiel) --

Attorney General: Complaint Brought by Greyhound Breeders Should Be Dismissed