If state lawmakers agree to let casinos end live dog racing in Iowa, a proposed bill would have greyhound owners and kennels paid a “soft landing” fee and the state treasury would get an extra $10 million a year. The Des Moines Register says lawmakers have a problem: accept cash to let casinos off the hook for their obligation to subsidize dog racing? Or keep dog racing going for the sake of the economic boost from the small but thriving dog-breeding industry?
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