Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manger for the City of Dubuque, leading a walking tour of Schmitt Island following the April DRA Board of Directors meeting.
Latest check to the City of Dubuque. Given in February 2022.
DRA Board at the 2022 Retreat
$1 Billion+ economic impact in the Dubuque area since 1985.
Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility, funded with the help of a $750,000 contribution by the DRA
In 2008, the Diamond Jo Casino opened an $84 million land-based casino. As the QSO for Diamond Jo Casino, the DRA is responsible for distributing funds received from them back into the community.
In 2005, Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino completed a $33 million renovation, more than doubling the casino size from 11,675 sq/ft to 29,600 sq/ft.
The Dubuque Greyhound Park opened for it’s first day of live racing on June 1, 1985. A typical day at the races included a full parking lot, including an average of 20-30 buses, with the record being 48 buses in a single day of racing!
As the nation’s first and only nonprofit greyhound race track, the Dubuque Greyhound Park had it’s inaugural day and ribbon cutting on June 1, 1985.
Iconic “Come Out And Play!” slogan and graphic for the Greyhound Park.
Construction begins of the Dubuque Greyhound Park.
First DRA Board
Concept and scaled model of the Dubuque Racing Association Greyhound Track. Members of the community went door-to-door with this campaign to “Back The Track”.