GAMING AMENDMENT BILL
POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCTION INTEREST IN SPORTING CIRCLES i (From “The Mail’s” Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, This Day. Considerable interest has been arounsed in sporting circles as to the possibility of a Gaming Amendment Bill being introduced this session. An inquiry was addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs on the subject to-day and Mr Parry replied': “No measures of any kind will be brought down this session other than Bills giving expression to the Government s policy.” For several sessions past the present Minister of Labour has introduced a Bill providing for the licensing of bookmakers and also Bills have originated in the Legislative Council to provide lor the double totalisator and telegraphic betting,' hut their progress' lias ' been limited.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 30 March 1936, Page 3
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