trainers and other industry participants, announced a policy against live lure training in order to convince then-Senators Birch Bayh and Robert Dole to withdraw their proposed legislation. (10) Open field coursing preceded commercial dog racing and is an activity in which greyhounds or other sighthounds are released to pursue and kill bait animals, often in a fenced area. Greyhounds often collide and suffer injuries in the chase. (11) Dog owners travel from multiple States and countries to compete and win prizes and sometimes gamble on open field coursing events. (12) As with commercial greyhound racing, internet sites are used to promote coursing tournaments and post results to a worldwide audience. (13) The National Field Coursing Association is the umbrella group for coursing clubs nationwide and had 12 clubs in California as of 2006. (14) Open field coursing is illegal in as many as 12 States. (15) Open field coursing was prohibited as a blood sport in Scotland in 2002 and in the United Kingdom in 2004. (16) Twenty-five years ago, there were 60 greyhound tracks in the United States. Once a voter-approved ballot measure prohibiting greyhound racing takes full effect in Florida in 2020 and the voluntary shut down of Southland Park in Arkansas takes place as of 2022, no more than 5 tracks will remain throughout the country. (17) According to the State of Florida, track owners had been collectively losing more than $30 million annually because of sagging attendance and decreased wagering. According to a State-commissioned report, the State spent more money regulating the industry in its national hub than it generated in tax revenue. (18) As of December 31, 2022, live commercial dog racing will be illegal in 41 States. This dying industry will remain legal and operational in no more than 4 States. (b) Policy It is the policy of the Congress in this chapter to prohibit the use of wire communications for the purpose of gambling on live, commercial greyhound racing and open field coursing events and to prohibit the