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Slots money keeping dog, horse racing industries afloat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gambling money, mostly from slot machines, props up the dog and horse racing industry, which likely would wither without subsidies. The West Virginia Racing Commission is preparing to send its multi-million dollar payment next wee...

Measure would let Iowa casinos end dog racing
A measure that would allow the state's two greyhound tracks to stop holding races is no sure bet in the state Senate, despite winning approval from a Senate panel on Wednesday.The bill would allow Horseshoe ...

Racing: Perth horseman hopes for second time lucky
A lost opportunity four years ago was all the motivation leading Perth trainer Wally Mitchell needed to stretch his budget to $400,000 for a High Chaparral yearling at the opening session of the 2012 Karaka Yearling sales in South...

Greek state racing firm CEO arrested in debt case
The head of Greece's state-controlled horseracing company was arrested Wednesday on charges that the corporation withheld taxes and owed debts of euro83 million ($109 million) to the state, officials said.The ...

Looks can be deceiving with the SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 racing wheel
Comparing the SRW-S1 with a standard gaming wheel is like comparing an F1 racer's steering wheel to a passenger car's, but does it have the horsepower to back it up?

Alzheimer's Foundation of America Applauds Administration Efforts to Boost Federal Budget for Alzheimer's Disease ...
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Applauds Administration Efforts to Boost Federal Budget for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Caregiver Support

Motor racing-Valencia in talks to cut cost of F1 race
MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Valencia regionalgovernment is negotiating with Formula One chief BernieEcclestone to try and cut the cost of staging the city's grandprix, president Alberto Fabra said on Thursday. According to local media, the heavily-indebted Valenciaadministration pays around 20 million euros ($25.6 million) tostage the European Grand Prix and agreed a 10-year contract lastJune ...

Racing: Hong Kong buyers in pursuit of Flemington glory
Hopefully, we can run him [the three-quarter brother to So You Think] as a 3-year-old here or in Australia to prove how good he is.Willy Leung, Hong Kong trainer Hong Kong bloodstock agent Willy Leung and his clients are chasing...

Greece says 2011 budget deficit will beat target: source
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece expects its 2011 budget deficit will be smaller than expected at between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of GDP, thanks to an emergency property tax, a finance ministry official said on Friday, a development that could help Athens in its bailout talks with the EU and IMF.