“Art Union " Schemes
LXTHAORDIXA'KY GROWTH LN N.S.W. SYDNEY, June 22. Gambling is in the blood of the people el thin country. The gigantic sweepstake known as Tattersall’s is officially illegal, banned by Commonwealth and State. Yet Ihe tickets are sold
openly, the prizes announced in the newspapers, tickets distributed through the post office, a percentage is collected bv State and Commonwealth on account of income tax, and, the other day, the family of a high police official collected the first prize. The Queensland Government, is now the promoter of tile Golden Casket, a straight-out lottery, not even decided by a horse race, and it- is already a serious rival of TattersaH’s. Tt is not illegal, and it. takes thousands out of this State every week. This latter fact has impressed the New South "Wales Government, which suffers financial difficulties acutely, and it is now preparing its own State lottery, to he announced shortly.
Meanwhile, tho development of the .time-honoured “art union” ns a lottery is going on in remarkable way in this State. A former Government decided that war bounds, not being money, might he the first prize in an art union. As a result., permission has been given for the holding of many art unions for charitable purposes, with war bonds (which are practically cash) as prizes. Of later months, the “art unions” have grown and developed. Lately, one art union, the prizemoney of which was £SOOO. was drawn in a northern town. Permission has now been given for the holding of another at Casino, for £1 A,OOO. U*
the hospital. This concern is issuing I'OO.OOO tickets at 5s hi each. An analysis of the arrangement shows that the prize-winners will get £15.000, fhe hospital £3OOO. and the promoters of the Winry £7OOO. These tickets are now being sold. Thus encouraged, a lot of other “urometers” are hurrying forward with similar gpt-rieh-quiek propositions. But flu* exposure of some recent “art unions.” and the consequent public outcry. is likely to malm the Goverrmpuit very chan’ about giving permission for nn-v more such ventures.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1921, Page 1
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