CALCUTTA SWEEP
TURNED DOWN BY BANKS END TO VOGUE AT HOME (Received Bth October, 11,, a.m.) LONDON, 7th October. British banks have" decided not l» handle sweepstake numbers, ia future following a request from tl*e Home O£« flee. This is likely to enil tho popularity of 'the Calcutta Swoep in Englaud. TJie Calcutta Swcopst alae is the most generally popular in the ivorld, and is held on the result of tlw Derby. Th«| first prize varies according to the num* bor of tickets sold. Legislation in England against lotteries has; been constant since 1695. In 1823 tho sale of ticket* was forbidden, and in 1836 and 1844 advertisement of foreign or illegal lotteries was forbiddesn. Betwceu 1698 and the year 1751 no less than eight Acts were passed deaKng with the lotteries which indicates how extensive was the practice two centuries ago.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 86, 8 October 1931, Page 13
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142CALCUTTA SWEEP Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 86, 8 October 1931, Page 13
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