BETTING IN BRITAIN.
BOOKMAKERS' TELEPHONES EXCLUSIVE TRUNK LINES. COST £IOO,OOO A YEAR. ißeceived October '-G. 10.15 p.m.) United Service. LONDON. Oct. 26. 'l'lie gie.it incroH.se in betting in Britain is shown liy tho announcement thai a West End linn of bookmakers lias requested the Post Office to provide within six weeks private and exclusive telephone lines to 68 towns in England and Wales. The Post. Office will charge £IOO,OOO a year, payable in advance. 7his is the largest single order ever placed in Britain.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20088, 27 October 1928, Page 13
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84BETTING IN BRITAIN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20088, 27 October 1928, Page 13
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