Oregon to exit dog-racing business - The New Era

Oregon to exit dog-racing business - The New Era

Gov. Kotek signs a bill prohibiting the state’s vast online gambling books from taking bets on greyhounds.   BY NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism Project Gov. Tina Kotek shut the door this week on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing.  On May 7, Kotek signed House Bill 3020, which, according to a staff summary, “prohibits any person from wagering on the outcome of a greyhound or other dog ra…

Oregon will finally exit the dog-racing business

Gov. Tina Kotek shut the door this week on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing. On May 7, Kotek signed House Bill 3020, which, according to a staff summary, “prohibits any person from wagering on the outcome of a greyhound or other dog race, or accept or facilitate such wagering, regardless of the location where the race takes place.”The bill might seem confusing or even unnecessary, give…