GAMBLING SPRIT
money for totalisator.
BIG INCREASE IN AUCKLAND
[By Telegraph-Special to Standard.] L 7 AUCKLAND, Juno 23. The 1925-26 racing season tor the a lioni-l Province concluded to-day. tL figures shoe-, tlrnt there has been a large increase in the volume of totalisator betting as comjss sa yrEsssr.* £ with £2,819,047 last season, an inCr Th,VU Sf"l ‘be P* ling spirit of Aucklanders. In addition thev are investing largo sums on art union tickets, while an epidemic of surprise packets to raise funds for various causes has also set m and gfves promise of continuing for some time to come. . , r i Certain church circles arc openly concerned at the present situation and are doing their best to combat it. Meanwhile, however, the gambling Aucklander is getting plenty of. fun i little return for'his money. Roll down” games have also been veiy popular here.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 174, 24 June 1926, Page 6
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144GAMBLING SPRIT Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 174, 24 June 1926, Page 6
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