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Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing is a sport which involves the racing of greyhound dogs. The dogs chase after an artificial hare on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one which arrives first is the winner.

Like horse racing, it is popular to bet on the greyhound races as a form of parimutuel gambling.

Greyhound racing and gambling is available in:

Macau, China
Portugal?
United Kingdom
Florida
Rhode Island
Colorado

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