STATE LOTTERY URGED

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 27 September 1933, Page 9

STATE LOTTERY URGED

STAMPING OUT? BOOKMAKER^.

PLEA BY MR. BROADFOOT.

The elimination of Dookmakers, by converting art unions into State lotteries and by restoring to the facing clubs privileges which they had enjoyed in the past, was advocated by Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Co., Waitomo), when seconding the Address-in-R-eply in the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. Mr. Broadfoot said that the country had definitely declared that the Government regulated gambling on racecourses. That being so, he contended a mistake was made some years ago when certain privileges enjoyed by facing clubs were withdrawn, with the result that an army of bookmakers was created. He claimed that these concessions should be restored this session. The Government would be provided with a lucrative source of revenue. _ 1 ‘When one realises that there is a continuous -supply of art unions it makes one think that the time lias arrived when we should have a- State lottery,” said Mr. Broadfoot. “Tfind that "profits amounting to £667,000 were made- from State lotteries in New South Wales last year, and that in connection with the Golden Casket m Queensland a profit- of £lll,OOO, yielding £22,000 in taxation, was made. There is one clear iiath to the elimination of bookmakers—the conversion of art unions into State lotteries and the restoration of privileges to racing clubs Between the two we would suit the big bettor and the silver bettor and. stamp out the bookmaker.”