RAFFLES AND GAMES OF CHANCE
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I have been following the correspondence in relation to the “Mystery Hike” to Leith Valley. The latest discussion on “ raffles ” has interested me, as raffles, to my mind, are even more of a gamble than horse-racing. The reason Mr Bush is against raffles is that they are a game of chance. Now, in connection with the Christmas tree to be held iii Leith Valley there are at least three, to my mind, competitions of absolute chance. A bottle containing a bunch of string invites one to take a chance of giving its length. A bottle of lentils gives one another chance of writing down the exact number contained therein, and the guessing of a secret name already chosen for a doll does not quite suggest skill.—l am, etc., Anti-Chance. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I cannot allow Mr Bush’s letter to pass by unnoticed. His idea of raffles is different from mine, but the fact still remains that the gambling spirit is there. Mr Bush evidently forgets that the Lord’s Prayer says “ Lead us not into temptation.”—l am. etc., Disgusted. Dunedin, December 15.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21831, 19 December 1932, Page 10
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