ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13308, 15 October 1906, Page 5

ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS.

PREDICAMENT OF BOOKMAKERS. COMMITTALS for victorian meetings: By Telegraph Press Association — Copyright. (Received October 14, 4.23 p.m.) ,'.."' Sydney, October, 14. A deputation of bookmaker, and' turf . commission agents waited upon the At-torney-General (Mi. Wade) yesterday, and asked that the lav regarding betting should .;' t not be enforced in respect to'bets in connection with the Caultield Cup and Melbourne Cup until the latter race had been run. They would be willing then loyally to observe the law, but obligations had been entered into in, connection with varioup "' doubles at the late Rand wick and Melbourne meetings, and many of. their clients who had " got a leg in" at Rand wick might desire to hedge or otherwise protect their position. . _ .... '' ' . : j ' d "" ' ',"■:; . ; ■ Mr. Wade replied that he was aware that the Bill was severe, and he was anxious not to do anything unnecessarily drastic. With- ■. out infringing the law he was willing .to allow the obligations already incurred to - be met by those who desired to meet them as debts of honour. He could not give his-, adhesion to the request' in the form it was put, but would consider it with a view" to . finding a way of alleviating ■ the v alleged hardships.' * ,<, • 'I " ,'

THE PUBLICATION OF BETTING / NEWS. Sydney, October 13. The Attorney-Genera] of New South Wales has notified the proprietors of the Mel- ■ bourno papers and their Sydney agents, : that if. their papers are circulated in New South Wales : they will ~ have 'to comply y < with (he provisions/of the Gaming Act, • which prohibits the publication of betting, news. '. This law, he says will be strictly enforced. Possibly similar action will be taken against the nswswepers of other neighbouring Stites. ~\ ;'r": ''" " V ' '''/'.'; ' ■ "I I""" ■■' ! ':7'. ; "'"