As greyhounds run last laps, Southland eyes expansion
The Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, has opened to the public and is drawing in visitors from all around the country. The new 96,000-square-foot addition includes gaming machines, multiple restaurants and a hotel with high-end amenities. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Southland Greyhound Park opened in 1956 and catered to locals, but with expanded gaming, a new hotel and mobile sports books, the facility is now its parent company’s most lucrative.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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