Harrah's asks to end subsidies to greyhound racing

Posted: 03.18.2010 at 8:12 AM

DES MOINES, IOWA -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is offering to pay Iowa $7 million a year to stop subsidizing purses at the state's greyhound tracks - in effect ending the racing but not the money.

Harrah's spokesman Dan Real says greyhound racing generates little consumer support and does little for Iowa's economy.

Harrah's, which operates more than 50 casinos around the world, owns two casinos in Council Bluffs, including Horseshoe Council Bluffs, which has a dog track. Mystique Greyhound Park & Casino in Dubuque also has greyhound racing.

Real outlined the proposal at the Statehouse on Wednesday. He says Harrah's would give the money directly to the state for education, health care and other public issues.

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