BOOKMAKER FINED.
PENALTY OF £lOO IMPOSED.
AUCKLAND, October 10.
Thomas Curran, aged 53, was fined £lOO for keeping a common gaining house. The detectives who raided the premises found evidence of many bets on the Otaki races. "Can he pay the fine?” asked the magistrate. The defendant: “Yes. That’s all Tight.” “ It’s a good business,” remarked Detective Kelly.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3996, 14 October 1930, Page 56
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