An iconic dog racing track in Massachusetts, which hasn’t hosted live racing in more than a decade, is gearing up for a return to booming business. The site of the former Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park will be transformed into a 60,000 square foot retail sports betting site – one of five to open in Massachusetts next year. “We’re spending over $2.5 million on (TVs). It’s going to be the biggest sportsbook in the country,” Carney said. Carney hopes Raynham’s sportsbook will bring in $100 million in its first year because people won’t have to travel to neighboring states like Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire to bet on events. “Everyone from Quincy down south is going to come. Everyone from Cape Town is going to come here. cation in the state of Massachusetts,” he said. As construction continues on the old dog track, local politicians say sports betting is all about one thing: jobs. State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, lobbied for sports betting to be legalized in the state for years until it was finally passed this summer. At one time, Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park employed 1,200 people in southeastern Massachusetts. With a new bookmaker around the corner, some former dog track employees said they would return to work there. “It will definitely be the biggest sportsbook in Massachusetts, if not the country, so it will be something else,” said Sue Rodrigues, a Raynham resident who used to work at the dog track. 2008 statewide, 56% of Massachusetts voters voted to ban dog racing beginning on New Years Day 2010. Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park held its final day of racing on December . 26, 2009. “You know what? We’ve hung in there for the last 50 years, so it’s our day in the sun,” Carney said. the Raynham Park Simulcast Center.
An iconic dog racing track in Massachusetts, which hasn’t hosted live racing in more than a decade, is gearing up for a return to booming business.
The site of the former Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park will be transformed into a 60,000 square foot retail sports betting site – one of five to open in Massachusetts next year.
Chris Carney, part of the track’s owning group, said $25 million would be spent on the sports betting center which will be connected to brands such as Bally’s or Caesar’s.
“We’re spending over $2.5 million on (TVs). It’s going to be the biggest sportsbook in the country,” Carney said.
Carney hopes Raynham’s sportsbook will bring in $100 million in its first year because people won’t have to travel to neighboring states like Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire to bet on events. sportsmen.
“Everyone from Quincy down south is going to come. Everyone from Cape Town is going to come here. This will be the largest retail store in the state of Massachusetts,” he said.
As construction continues on the old dog track, local politicians say sports betting is all about one thing: jobs.
State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, lobbied for sports gambling to be legalized in the state for years until it was finally passed this summer.
“There are another 300,400 jobs they estimate here that will be created as a result of the expansion of gambling in the Commonwealth in terms of sports betting,” Pacheco said.
At one time, Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park employed 1,200 people in southeastern Massachusetts. With a new bookmaker around the corner, some former dog track employees said they would return to work there.
“It’s definitely going to be the biggest sportsbook in Massachusetts, if not the country, so it’s going to be something else,” said Sue Rodrigues, a Raynham resident who worked at the dog track.
In a 2008 statewide referendum, 56% of Massachusetts voters voted to ban dog racing beginning New Years 2010. Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park held its final day of racing on December 26, 2009.
“You know what? We’ve been hanging on for the last 50 years, so this is our day in the sun,” Carney said.
Since the end of live dog racing, the site has operated as the Raynham Park Simulcast Center.
