THE GAMING LAWS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 12

THE GAMING LAWS

MR. GOULD IN REPLY

PUBLICITY TO LETTER

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening Post.")

CHBISTCHTTECH, This Day.

"As publicity has been given to a private letter of mine to Mr. H. T. Armstrong, M.P., referring to bookmakers, I feel I am entitled to ask equal" publicity for an explanatory reply," runs a statement issued by Mr. G. Gould, president of the Canterbury Jockey Club. "The letter in question was written two or three years ago.

"My View then was that bookmakers should either be hunted out root and branch, or that they should belicensed and made to contribute to the support of racing and Government Tevenues," Mr. Gould continues in his statement. ' "At about the same time I moved at the Eaeing Conference that clubs should be permitted to run both 'win' and 'place' totalisators. Permission was refused.

"I am glad to say it has now been granted, and they will be in operation at the Canterbury Meeting on Saturday next. I think the win and place totalisator will be very popular, an embarrassment to bookmakers, and improve the" outlook for racing. "I should also like to take this opp.ortunity of stating publicly that I believe the institution of doubles totalisators on racecourses would be a costly, unprofitable venture. With 'win' and 'place' betting available, it would be an unwanted distraction, and would withhold money from circulation."