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From floridatoday.com

An anti-greyhound dog racing organization says it’s time for Florida to change regulations that force many gambling facilities to offer pari-mutuel operations such as dog racing in order to have poker rooms.

And Grey2K USA has an unlikely ally: Melbourne Greyhound Park and a handful of other, smaller dogs tracks in Florida where each year more and more revenues are coming from poker rooms and slot machines, not greyhound dog racing.

Figures from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation figures show that live dog racing at the Melbourne park has brought in $213,247 in total revenues– called “handle” in gaming parlance — through June. By comparison, its poker room, Club 52, was responsible for $4.4 million in total revenue over that same time. The track does not offer slot machines.

Revenue from simulcasts of dog racing, horse racing and jai alai generate a bit more than $2 million for Melbourne Greyhound annually, according to General Manager Pat Biddix, , but among the three, dog racing is not the largest money-maker.

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