GAMING AMENDMENT BILL
The hope that the Gaming Amendment Bill would become law this year was expressed by Mr. H. F. Nicoll in his presidential address to the»New Zealand Trotting Conference today.
When Parliament adjourned for the Christmas vacation, said Mr. Nicoll the Prime Minister announced that a further opportunity would be given the House of discussing the Gaming Bill, which had already passed the Legislative Council. The Bill sought to remove the prohibition of the use of the double totalisator and the restriction on the publication of dividends. It was contended that if these became law the Government would receive substantial additional revenue, the clubs' financial position would be considerably relieved,.and some clubs saved from extinction; moreover a large volume of illegal betting would be diminished. The restrictions placed upon the sport in New Zealand were not obtainable in any other British country, and those opposing the facilities asked for were unable to sustain any sound argument as to why they should not be allowed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 9, 10 July 1935, Page 18
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166GAMING AMENDMENT BILL Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 9, 10 July 1935, Page 18
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