 The original entity granted the license for greyhound racing was "The Revere Racing Association".The track passed into the individual ownership of Joseph Linsey.The Westwood Group, operator of several large successful Boston area restaurants headed by restaurateur Charles Sarkis and insurer James Kelley purchased the track in 1977 from Boston businessman Joe Linsey; new management along with the 1978 omnibus racing bill were economically beneficial as Wonderland's offerings began to expand.