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Wyoming instant racing terminals remain shut down, despite pleas

In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 photo, Rep. Bill Pownall, R-Gillette, left, and Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs, watch as a man bets on historic horse races Mingles Lounge in Gillette, Wyo. (AP/Casper Star-Tribune / Ryan Dorgan)

Wyoming’s Pari-Mutuel Commission declined to lift its suspension of historic horse racing terminals throughout the state despite pleas from industry representatives that the shutdown has put their businesses in financial peril. The decision Thursday means the machines, which have been shut down since Sunday, will remain unplugged at bars and off-track betting sites until they are compliant with state law; you can read the full story here from AP reporter Bob Moen in Cheyenne.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog