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REVENUE FROM BETTING IN AUSTRALIA. The revenue derived by the government from racing clubs and bookmakers for the eight months of tin; current year is nearly 95,000, but it is improbable the 00,000 mark will be reached, as all the "horse" clubs in the metropolitan area have made their payments, and there is only another quarter to come from the "pony" clubs. The figures from January 1 to August 31, are as follows: Amounts Received from Bookmakers Taxes. Australian Jockey Club . $ 52.S05 Horses within lo miles of Sydnev 17.0.". Ponies A. R. C. 1S.S80 Newcastle Board Clubs 17,855 Broken Hill and other country clubs 13,790 20,415 Amounts Received from Clubs, Etc. Australian Jockey Club 19,000 liorseracing clubs within -10 miles of Sydney 2!, 200 Ponies A. R. C. 37,100 Newcastle Board and clubs" 0.930 Broken Hill and other country clubs 8,805 02,115 Amounts received as stamp duty on betting tickets to August 31 71,715 Summary. Stamp duty on betting tickets 71,715 .Amount received as taxes from bookmakers. 120,450 Amount received from racing clube as percentage of bookmakers fees 102,120 Total 91,315 The above figures show that a fourth of the bookmakers fees paid in Sydney for eight months was 0,320, which means for that period the clubs received 15,280. The additional payments before the end of December will probably send the amount paid in license fees by bookmakers to metropolitan clubs fully up to 00,000. Sydney Referee.
