FREE STATE’S BETTING ACT.
Conceived with the idea of improving the horse racing industry; the Irish Free State’s 1926 Betting Act has, in the eyes of a Parliamentary joint committee, proved a national disaster. The sanctioning of betting shops caused them to sprout like mushrooms even in the smallest villages. Grocers' and butchers make betting a profitable sideline. The shops were crowded by. backers, including women.
An amendment bill proposed to limit the shops to one to every 2000 inhabitants and to disallow bets under one shilling, betting under 16, or payment of winnings till next day. The Government’s betting revenue is at present £22,000 annually.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 253, 20 September 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)
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106FREE STATE’S BETTING ACT. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 253, 20 September 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)
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