SMALL FRY BOOKIES.
£lOO FINES. Dunedin. Jan. 5. At the Police Court. James Arthur Frost and Thomas Potter pleaded guilty to charges of carrying on business as bookmakers on January Ist and other dates.
Chief Detective Bishop explained that accused were arrested on New Year’s Day. They entered the bookmaking business about a year ago, and had been betting on a . small scale. When arrested both admitted the offence, and had now given an assurance that they would not offend in the future.
This is the first prosecution here under the new Act. Each were fined £lOO.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 17, 5 January 1921, Page 5
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