{"id":5378,"date":"2020-09-23T15:44:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/?page_id=5378"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:40:23","slug":"gone-to-the-dogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/articles\/gone-to-the-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone to the Dogs – The Steady Decline Of Greyhound Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"
As an organised, competitive sport, greyhound racing has been something long associated with the sports betting world. There are two forms of greyhound racing, with the primary one being track racing and the other being coursing. In track racing, an artificial lure travels ahead of the dogs on a rail until the greyhounds cross over the finish line. Coursing utilises hares as the lure, although this is not commonly used for sports betting purposes.<\/p>\n
While greyhound racing is solely there for enjoyment in some countries, like Australia, Macau, Mexico and the United Kingdom consider it part of their respective gambling industries. However, these countries have seen quite the decline in the activity levels of greyhound betting, and this has led to the closure of many courses as a result. Furthermore, some sportsbooks have chosen to end all ties with greyhound racing options.<\/p>\n
But why has this happened? What could have taken place to result in the near demise of greyhound racing as a favoured sport for betting on? And why, on the other hand, has horse racing remained as a favourable sport over it? With the prestigious and historic Belle Vue greyhound stadium set to be demolished in the latest move against the sport, we\u2019re going to take a look at exactly how it has sunk into decline.<\/p>\n