HOMELAND GAMBLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 April 1932, Page 8

HOMELAND GAMBLING

LAWS TO BE SURVEYED.

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RUGBY, April 7

The Government have intimated that they are unable to give facilities for the State Lotteries Bill, which, was recently introduced as a private’ member’s measure, and which received its first reading; as all of tile private members’ time has been taken. There is, therefore, nd chance of the Bill makipg further progress this session. The appointment of a Royal Commission to make a comprehensive survey of the laws relating to sweepstakes and lotteries was announced in the House of Commons to-day by the Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuels. He said it was generally agreed that serious difficulties existed in the way of enforcing the present law regarding sweepstakes and lotteries. Events in the last two years had brought this to the notice of the authorities and the public. There were difficulties in collection with the enforcement of the law relating to street betting and the totalisator, and from time to time new developments arose, such as betting on motor cycle racing and on greyhounds. The Government had decided to consider whether any amendment of the present law was needed,, and steps would be taken for the appointment of a Commission, with wide terms of reference as soon as possible.