"HEADSI WIN-TAILS YOU LOSE."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1750, 26 January 1888, Page 3

"HEADS I WIN-TAILS YOU LOSE."

(" Ohristohurch Telegraph.")

Either tbe Gaming and Lotteries Act should be amended, or that portion of i which legalises the totalisator should be abolished. In cons quence of a deo'eii a of the Supreme Court any one who in7?Bls money on the toUllsator can enforce i<s return if be hra demanded his mom y back before t>e stakes are paid over. At the Island Bay races yesterday a mac nitnei Nathan was warned off the cours: by the Club because he was laying tot&Hantor odisi Nathan obeyed \\ie mandate, but returned to the course and "plunge i'j to the extent of £30 In the totaUsator < n Marlborongh. This horso lost. Hetlun gave not'ee to the Giab that he wished his money to be returned. As the Itw stand*, there Is no doubt bat the Club will re'uud, for It wou'd be useless to derend the otse. It is a scandal that the law should give such facilities as thla to people who wish to be on the safe side, no matter what way the race enco. Au attempt to Liter the law was made m the 1 first session of Parliament held this year The Bill, we believe, passed the Leglilative Council, bat no more was heard of it, as the session oame to an untimely end m consequence of the defeat of the Uovern ment.