Parliamentary Papers, Volume 5H.M. Stationery Office, 1923 - Bills, Legislative |
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... stop a certain kind of betting , and so far as I am aware it has stopped that kind of betting busi- ness . Chairman . 148. It ought to be borne in mind that betting is not illegal , but only certain kinds of betting under certain ...
... stop a certain kind of betting , and so far as I am aware it has stopped that kind of betting busi- ness . Chairman . 148. It ought to be borne in mind that betting is not illegal , but only certain kinds of betting under certain ...
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... stop it ? Do you mean a member in the club acting as agent for somebody outside who was a professional bookmaker ? 157. Yes . I do not mean taking money ; I mean credit bookmaking - book- ing the bets as the agent of the credit ...
... stop it ? Do you mean a member in the club acting as agent for somebody outside who was a professional bookmaker ? 157. Yes . I do not mean taking money ; I mean credit bookmaking - book- ing the bets as the agent of the credit ...
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... stop street betting ? -To stop it , yes . 331. That is not an exaggeration ? —No . 332. Does part of this impossibility of stopping street betting arise from the extent of the street betting - from the large amount of it ? Yes . 333. I ...
... stop street betting ? -To stop it , yes . 331. That is not an exaggeration ? —No . 332. Does part of this impossibility of stopping street betting arise from the extent of the street betting - from the large amount of it ? Yes . 333. I ...
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... stop . Chairman . 407. Owing to the business being ab- solutely illegal under the Street Betting Act has it to be done surreptitiously by both people ? Yes . 408. You have told us that the book- maker has to have lookers - out to warn ...
... stop . Chairman . 407. Owing to the business being ab- solutely illegal under the Street Betting Act has it to be done surreptitiously by both people ? Yes . 408. You have told us that the book- maker has to have lookers - out to warn ...
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... stop it altogether , but it will tend to de- crease it . 634. You have no idea as to the amount of money that the average backer risks each week on betting ? -No , I could not answer that . 635. Do the Police find that as a result of ...
... stop it altogether , but it will tend to de- crease it . 634. You have no idea as to the amount of money that the average backer risks each week on betting ? -No , I could not answer that . 635. Do the Police find that as a result of ...
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