THE BETTING EVIL.
SUPPRESSION IN AMERICA? LAW STRICTLY ENFORCED. By Telegraph— Association.—Copyright *> New York, June 15. The States in which anti-betting laws have been passed Im.ve determined to strictly enforce the law. At a race meeting held in Gravesend no odds were, displayed on the boards as has hitherto been the custom, and the betting rings were virtually deserted. The new law has caused consternation in betting circles, and has seriously affected the State of Kentucky, where a million sterling is invested in farms for the training and breeding of thoroughbreds.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13778, 17 June 1908, Page 7
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