THE ACTIVE "BOOKIE."
. FINES NO DETERRENT. Reference to the existence of bookmaking in iNew Zealand, was made in the report of the Stipendiary, Stewards' Committee at the. Racing Conference at Wellington yesterday, says the Post. The reference was as follows : "It is also more than apparent that bookmaking is still rampant, and that' a vast amount of illegal betting is at. present done on or near racecourses, so that race clubs arid the Government are losing large sums of money each year through betting being diverted from its proper channel. This could be mitigated by the adoption of a. proper detective system. - Although numerous prosecutions under the. Gaming . Act for bookmaking have taken place year past, and in many cases large tines inflicted on conviction, it is a maMm for comment that punishment of that nature has not had the desired effect.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 167, 12 July 1918, Page 1
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