A Colorado bill to outlaw gambling on simulcast greyhound races unanimously passed the House Finance Committee on Monday.
Live greyhound racing is banned in 42 states, including Colorado. The U.S. has only two active racetracks left, both in West Virginia. Both businesses are owned by Delaware North, a hospitality company out of Buffalo, New York. The racetracks are largely supported by out-of-state gamblers.
Simulcast betting additionally funds international racetracks in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
“We outlawed live greyhound racing as a legislature nine years ago, however, we left a loophole in place that is unfortunately contributing to the suffering and deaths of dogs,” House majority leader Monica Duran, a Democrat from Jefferson and one of the bill’s sponsors, said.
