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old time Hoosier · 12/8/09, 2:41 PM

The now long gone Raceway Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa was first built as a dog racing (gambling) facility by noted gangster Meyer Lansky. The mobster later gave up on the track and it was converted to automobile racing.

12/8/09, 2:41 PM	#7 Re: Mobsters as early race promoters?
old time Hoosier Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 171	The now long gone Raceway Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa was first built as a dog racing (gambling) facility by noted gangster Meyer Lansky. The mobster later gave up on the track and it was converted to automobile racing.