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j DEBATING VIRGINIA BETTING BILL. Norfolk. Fa., January 30. Tin- Stepbensoa snti-gambllng hill, aimed ai the Jamestown Jockey Clah rai-i*.. i- occupying the attention of the Legislature at Richmond. The bill will, if adopted in its entirety, prohibit betting on anything in Virginia. Tin hill provM a tine of si.nnn and Imprisonment for twelve months for each violation. It prohibits tin- playing of gay game for money and make- ii unlawful to wager • •ii a horse rac. prise fight, baseball game, boat race or any other athletic or sporting i test r. ■ any thing else. Effort* 10 defer action oe the hill hav. met with stn.ne. opposition and the prospects are that the debate will continue for several days befon .1 rote is taken. Governor Minn, who did hi- Ik-si in prevent the last meeting of the Jamestown Joekej Cluh. is -aid to he using hi- inlhlen,-.- p. hav.- III.- hill pa said so as to eliminate hoi-,- raciug in the -I. lie. It is believed that the hill will be amended so as to make it apply exclusively to borse racing bj eliminating that pan imposing a One ami Imprison-I incut for playing any game for money.
