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SALT LAKE POOLROOMS CLOSE. All bettiag on horse racing, bookmakiug aad p--l celling officiallt ceased in I lab Titesda when :b-Mabet lull became a law. By the terms of the l the acl I" . mi. effective when approved by the sr-ernor. Soveraor Spr affixed bis signature to the • " measure ou Monday and il went into effect at mid I night The bur i- almost an exact copj ••! the New "k h law i. u the subject. The law make- pootselliag aud id bookmakiag a felouj and provides |Hiaishssenl of .1 i line up i., .*•_•. i ii mi ..i- Imprison men! far any term not .1 exceeding one rear. The poolrooms at Tenth South and State -In ■;- is which have been in operation for s.-v.-rai moat is is were .-pen Monday and learned f the fact that the i- governor bad signed the bill. They paid off ou In |e last race of tin- day and moved out. No attempt will II be made to operate them, although it is likely that it the race track people will arrange for a test ease to ro be inaib la order to determine the legalilv of I he ■•• act Handbook* are forbidden by ilu terms ..f th 1 • • bill but it is believe,] that there will be- several m iu operattosj sooa. -flail Lake Tillmae.
