RACING POPULARITY
HUGE SUMS SPENT IN U.S. 19 n.m.) NEW YORK, Pec. 20. A total of 1.830.000,000 dollars was wagered on totalisators in 1940 on 2*133 race days in 19 of the 20 States in America where racing is permitted. This compared with .1.325,000,000 dollars on 17SS race days in 1915.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22210, 21 December 1946, Page 4
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51RACING POPULARITY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22210, 21 December 1946, Page 4
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