BETTING IN BRITAIN
INTRODUCTION OF THE TOTE TENDERS ACCEPTED BY BO Alt D. Press Association —B.y Telegraph—Copyright* LONDON, April '.ll. (Beceived April 12, at 12.55'p.Tfi.) The Betting Control Board has accepted tenders “ for the present ,” of a lightning automatic totalisntor, a. British automatic totalisator, a G'rtiham Amplion, and, fourthly, a Bell, ( ,Puuch, and Printing Company machine. Iney will be installed on the leading racecourses including Newmarket;* Jrqbablv the first will he ready for Durst Park in August. The Graham Amplion Company , states that them ■ .tender amounted to £IOO,OOO for a iM’cliine worked entirely by electricity. _ The board’s decision indicates 'that it considers the totaljsators nailled superior for English purposes to -the -type used on Australian racecourse,4'Ljyhicli were also submitted for consideration. It is stated that orders for large 1 sums were placed with all the firms mentioned, though the figures are net announced.—Australian Press Association*
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Evening Star, Issue 20148, 12 April 1929, Page 11
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145BETTING IN BRITAIN Evening Star, Issue 20148, 12 April 1929, Page 11
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