BUYING TOTALISATOR TICKETS
A Little-Known Offence ; I By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, February 24. “Wlmt offence is this? If I ask someone to buy a ticket for me, is that an offence? It certainly is a new one on me.” said Mr. B. C. Levvey, S.M.. in court this morning when Albert Wallace Robinson was charged with aiding and abetting Horace Robinson, as agent, in the purchasing of two totalisator tickets. Mr. Simes represented Robinson, who did not appear, a plea of guiltybeing entered. Mr. Simes assured the magistrate that the action constituted an offence. Senior-Sergeant Felton explained that the defendant had got his son, aged 17, to purchase tickets. He had explained that he was unaware he was committing an offence. “This is a matter that is not generally known by the public,” said Mr. Simes. “The fact that a person in asking another to buy a ticket commits an offence as well as the purchaser is not generally appreciated. This sort of thing goes on hundreds of times every day at every race meeting.” "I think we might treat this ease as a warning and order him to pay costs,” declared the magistrate.
A clause in the Gaming Act reads: — Any person who sends or causes to be sent to any person any circular, notice, advertisement, letter, telegram or other document requesting or inviting any such person to employ him as an agent, or offering his services as an agent, in purchasing any ticket or” making any bet in connection with the working of any totalisator, or investing any money in connection with the working of any totalisator, and any person who employs any person to act for him as agent as aforesaid, and any person who acts as such agent (not being an authorised agent of a racing club licensed to use the same), is guilty of an offence, and is liable, if convicted, on summary conviction, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding three months, Or to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, or to both fine and imprisonment.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 129, 25 February 1938, Page 5
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