THE TOTALISATOR.
EVIDENCE OF A MINISTER ! SUNDAY SCHOOL BETTiNG. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. May 13, 5.30 p.m.) Sydney, M;t.v 13. The 'fnlnlisatnr Cciiiimis.sioit resumed its ."ilti"(K- The Rev. Wools a. wellknown Methodist minister, who was examined, said he did not think the "tote." would improve iln> breed of horses, Even, if it did, it would not breed a belter class of men; it would make the Stale a participator in the vice of gambling. There was also a danger of an increase in gambling, because it would give it an air I of respectability which it did not possess to-day. He l;nev»- of Sunday Schools where I 'Putt's sweeps were subscribed for. I Messrs. John Whitworth and Thomas Cotter, New Zealatulers, favoured the I bookmakers, the InKejf because under tho |"!oto" the punter bet in the dark; also because it bred bettinj? in shops at "tote" odds.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1439, 14 May 1912, Page 5
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147THE TOTALISATOR. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1439, 14 May 1912, Page 5
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