ILLEGAL BETS,
BOOKMAKERS' COOL REQUEST,
PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 5.13 p.m., Oot. 14. Sydney, Oot. 14. A deputation of bookmakers and turf commission agents asked tho AttorneyGeneral that the law as regards betting be cot enforced in respoot to bets id connection with tbe Caulfield and Melbourne Cups until the latter ore run. They are willing So loyally cbierve the law, but obligations have been entered into in connection with yarious doubles on tbe late Raodwiok and Melbourne meetings. Mirny clients who had got a 11 leg in ” at Randwick might desire to hedge or otherwise protect their position. Mr Wade replied that he was aware the Bill was severe. He was anxious not to do anything unnecessarily drastic. Without infringing tho law he would be willing to allow obi gallons already inourred to be met by those who desired to meet them as debts of honor. Ho could not give adhesion to the request in the form in whioh it was put, but considers the matter with the view of finding a way of allaviating the alleged hardships.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1905, 15 October 1906, Page 2
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