U.S. Virgin Islands resident Scott K. Baldwin is listed as the new owner of Guam Greyhound. He is the owner with 99 percent of the shares of GG Acquisitions, which bought Guam Greyhound in May. He is also linked to a slot machines initiative in the nation’s capital that took place two years ago. The remaining 1 percent of the company is owned by Sunset Management, a company from Last Vegas and is also owned by Baldwin. The Washington Post reports that Baldwin and Shawn Scott owned another company called Bridge Capital, which is a private lender that gave the money for the slot machine initiative in 2004.

Although the Guam Greyhound Track has not officially confirmed its involvement in the slot machine push, they did pay for the advertising that is offering canvassers $5 for every signature they collect in support of the slot machine initiative.

According to the Post, Baldwin and Scott have been trying for many years to “qualify for a license to operate a big-time gambling venture,” but so far have been unsuccessful. Scott’s name is absent from all of the official documents that have been filed so far at Revenue and Taxes in conjunction with the new ownership.  The anti-gambling group Lin a’la Sin Casino claims they have seen Baldwin on Guam, and are determined to fight the slot machine initiative.

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