BOOKMAKERS' OPERATIONS.
WOULD SURPRISE THE PUBLIC. By Telegraph.—T>ros<i Alsociatior Wellington, Last Night. The report of the atipendiary wew« ards' committee to the Eacing .Conference says: "We regret to state dcfttutoly that, owing to the want of aji efficient detective -system, boolana:king both on and off the courses has increased very considerably during the past season. It is alleged, upon apparently reliable authority, that' some of the leading bookmakers in the larger centres openly employ a fairly large staff to deal with the immense amount of business actually thrust upon 'them. However large the amount of the sums of the totalisator investments in the Dominion, it would surprise the conference, and should surprise the authorities, stio.ild the total turnover of the NeVr Zealand bookmakers he made puSlfc:.' The revenue lost to the country, and the injury done to owners from the loss of money that should be devoted to prize-money, and. the consequent loss. to the racing clubs, warrants the strongest action both by the conference and ths Government to put an end to the evil of book* making."
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1917, Page 4
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178BOOKMAKERS' OPERATIONS. Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1917, Page 4
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