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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25739, 26 February 1949, Page 4

OFF-COURSE BETTING BY ’PHONE

The plan of legalised off-Course betting recommended by the Royal Commission maltes provision for those who phonl tO baCk their laney fc y teleThe Totalisator offices or agencies established throughout the Dom Mon will have ample telephone facilities. They will be open prior to and on the day of the race meeting, and the person who wishes to telephone bets has merely to ledge cash in advance to cover his likeiy requirements; he may, of course, bet against winnings also. Alternatively, he can invest by post or call at the dfflee and buy his ticket. Once the new system is operating will find it convenient and efficient/ and the initial closing of 1 hour to hours before the race is dufr 1 to start will be progress.vely reduced. In England, Tote Investors, Ltd., who, for 30 years have operated successfully on a somewhat similar principle, close down a few minutes before the starting time of each race and transmit investments to the totalisator on the racecourse. (Issued by N.Z. Racing and Trotting Conferences.). —-Auvi.