EARTHQUAKES AT RENO
BOOKMAKERS OFFER, LONG ODDS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. Bookmakers at Reno, the gambling mecca of the United States, which has recently been rocked by a series of earthquakes, gre offering long odds against earthquakes damaging the city. Bets are accepted on the basis of ail earthquake hitting the area within a certain week with the bettors picking their own week? Lloyd’s of London, are writing earthquake insurance at about 1250 cents a 1000 dollar valuation. The last earthquakes were yesterday, when two jolts rattled doors, windows and dishes.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 77, 11 January 1949, Page 3
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