GAMBLING.
N.Z. PARSON’S VIEW. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT 1 (Received 11 p.m., June 4.) London,- June 4. Tlie Reverend J. J . North., a New Zealander, speaking at Wliitefields Central Mission, said tliat if the betting were taxed, it would be the most 7 disastroiis thing that could happen, as _it would put the stamp of legality on gambling. The bookmaker would give £IOOO to have such a Bill. When New Zealand tried. to stop the bookmakers and installed totalisators, the Government bench tied'.by a large tax, but. in five iyears New Zealand had five times as many hook makers as before, and the amount spent was five-fold. Racehorse owners found that they could make more money by betting with bookmakers and the, machines helped them hv attracting many who otherwise might, not have betted. —A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 5 June 1923, Page 7
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