BOOKMAKERS TAKING HOLIDAY
AUCKLAND, Jan. 8.. Leading bookmakers in Auckland held a conference today to diseuss. tffc recommendation of the Royal Cornmission on Gaming to decide on a suitatsie meaps of protest agafnst some of the suggestions of off'-course betting. Although any suggestion of an organised ' ' strike ' ' was rejected, it is understood that individual bookmakers were invited to take an extended holiday for a month or two nionths pending a petition being presented to Parliament. The result of tlpe luepting Rq.a been that many who attended it have suspended operations indefinitely frp'rn tomorrow witli apologies for having to take drastie action in the present emergency and expressing hopes |pr continued support when conditions rer.prn to normal. They have advi^ed regular clients of their action. Some have issued a statement that they have been recommended for an extended holiday although tlie;' stfftement was ip)t made hy the bookmakers collectively after the meeting today. It is understoad a depisiqn to clpso the Auckland office of the Dominipn Bportsmen \s Association was takqn. This brings Auckland bookmakers ipto line with "Wellington operators and it is - believed that duriqg (he next few days other offices of the assopiatipjd will follow sriit.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 January 1948, Page 4
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