THE TOTALISATOR.
THE MACHINE CONDEMNED. “RACING CHEAP AND NASTY.” (United Press Association—Copyright.) SYDNEY, Got. 10. Mr. Mason, a well-known New Zealand sportsman:, in an interview strongly condemned the totalisator. He declared that tote betting had become such a craze in Non" Zealand that many workers have not a penny_ to draw at the end of the week. This is one of the greatest curses of the tote business. Butchers and bakers had to go without their money, while many of their debtors splashed' in on the tote. He had seen women tear their clothes in a mad rush to get tickets. Racing was now cheap anti nasty. Most of the stud owners had been forced to sell out. Those remaining sent meet of their yearlings to Sydney, where better prices were obtainable, because there vas no tote in. existence.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3345, 11 October 1911, Page 3
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