DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Wagering soared at the Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque this year, but the state’s only dog track still faces a host of problems that leave its future in doubt. The Telegraph Herald reports that about $6.7 million was wagered for races at the park in 2018, an increase of nearly 45 percent from last year. Brian Carpenter is the park’s director of racing and general manager. He attributed the increase to scheduling changes that moved races to start when other tracks weren’t racing.

Carpenter says that despite the increase, the park only finished in the black because of subsidies from Iowa casinos, which will continue through 2022. Carpenter says he’s also concerned of the potential long-term impacts of Florida’s decision to ban greyhound racing. He says it could cause a downturn in greyhound breeding.