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NSW gaming act amendment urged to curb street betting
Royal Commission heard NSW should raise penalties for street betting to at least 100 to 200 pounds or three months in jail. Meares urged tightening against betting juveniles and megabookmakers, noting other states' tougher penalties and Victorian increases in 1960. He called Wiegal betting a danger and pressed substantial penalties to stop illegal SP bookmakers.
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New Zealand
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Doard
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