OFF-THE-COURSE BETTING
LEGALISATION SOUGHT BY
JOCKEYS
(P.A.) Wellington, March 1. “Legalised and properly-con-trolled off-course betting such as that recommended by the Rojml Commission on Gaming would remove the incentive that now exists for improper interference with the running of races,” said Mr W. J. Broughton, president of the Jockeys’ Association, and one of the Dominion’s leading riders. “Our association is opposed to bookmakers, whether licensed or otherwise, because we have'found their existence often results in big betting, and in the interests of big bettors, jockeys are sometimes asked to do things that are repugnant to them. I don’t say it happens often, but the temptation is always there.”
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14916, 2 March 1949, Page 3
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108OFF-THE-COURSE BETTING Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14916, 2 March 1949, Page 3
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