[6] Owen Patrick Smith began to work on a design for a mechanical lure in the early 1900s, and finally, after a number of failures had success in California.

[7] In February 1920, Smith, along with Tom Keen and George Sawyer, tore down the Emeryville, California arena to make way for the construction of a modern racetrack using this mechanical lure, described in the press as the "automatic rabbit"[8] This new track held its first races on Saturday, May 29, 1920.

"[19] If passed, the bill, with the West Virginia House Judiciary committee since March 2021,[20] would further weaken the economic viability of greyhound racing in the state.

[21] At the two remaining West Virginia tracks, attendance is down more than 50 percent in recent years, but as of late 2023, handle is still approximately $1 million dollars for each day of racing.

[22] In addition to West Virginia, live greyhound racing is still legal, though not currently practiced, in the states of Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

[23] Simulcast, off-track betting, race and sports book betting, and/or online advance-deposit wagering of live greyhound racing from Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and West Virginia, remains legal in the following US States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.