Posts Tagged Horse Racing
Horse Racing Bill Breezes To Victory In General Assembly
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 1, 2018
A Colonial Downs Off Track Betting parlor in Richmond in 2014. The state’s only race track and its OTB parlors have been closed for several years. (Credit: AP Photo / Steve Helber)
Horse racing in Virginia was once a thriving industry that employed thousands of people. These days it’s almost extinct. Lawmakers are about to bring it back, however. Michael Pope reports.
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