Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) and a fully participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) to receive the the Mary Lib Miller Award.
Georgia considers expanding legal gambling
In previous years, legislators would combine different forms of gambling under one bill, they now have separated them. Author: Katelyn Sabater (13WMAZ) Updated: 11:38 PM EST January 28, 2021
HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. Two Republican lawmakers are filing legislation again to expand legal gambling in Georgia.
Unlike previous years, there are separate bills for different types of gambling.
Clarence Martin, Jr., a trainer at Hawkinsville Harness Training Center, said expanding legal gambling is a “win-win.”
“No one realizes how much money comes from one horse,” said Martin.
The trainer currently has a dozen horses and said each one costs about $600 a month to care for. He thinks if the state allowed people to bet on races it could help the economy grow.