Want to Bet? Aussies Do
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Title
Want to Bet? Aussies Do
Description
Montreal, Quebec
Part two of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. The articles profiles a very profitable ‘workers club’ in Sydney called The St. George Leagues Club. The club’s official purpose is to sponsor a professional rugby team. The membership was cheap, at only 2 Australian pounds ($5). It had a squash court, bowling alley, gymnasium, exercise equipment, sauna, steam room, ballroom, cafeteria. However, its true revenue source was from “poker machines” (slot machines). The club had 20 000 members and 150 “poker machines.”Men and women gambled in separate words. Desbarats also states that there are daily lotteries in Australia, which are a large part of the government's income.
Part two of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. The articles profiles a very profitable ‘workers club’ in Sydney called The St. George Leagues Club. The club’s official purpose is to sponsor a professional rugby team. The membership was cheap, at only 2 Australian pounds ($5). It had a squash court, bowling alley, gymnasium, exercise equipment, sauna, steam room, ballroom, cafeteria. However, its true revenue source was from “poker machines” (slot machines). The club had 20 000 members and 150 “poker machines.”Men and women gambled in separate words. Desbarats also states that there are daily lotteries in Australia, which are a large part of the government's income.
Creator
Peter Desbarats
Publisher
The Montreal Star
Date
Tuesday, April 20, 1965
Format
2 pages
Language
English
Identifier
27_1965_dc_au
Coverage
Incomplete series
Collection
Citation
Peter Desbarats, “Want to Bet? Aussies Do,” Special Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/197.