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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
2
The text discusses a struggle around bookmakers and the tote at racecourses, mentioning a reform effort by the B A Jockey Club and the parasite of bookmakers. It references the volatility of racing, the need for stability, and the potential end of private betting as meetings depend on outsiders.
A discussion on gambling, the rise of totalizators, and the clash between private bettors and public betting machines. The piece examines how machines offer fixed odds while agents push limits, the political push to suppress gambling, and the evolutionary angle on risk taking in humans within society.
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