The Gamblers
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IN Britain, since the passage of the 1960 Betting and Gaming Act, gambling has rightly been termed a growth industry. In the last annual report of the Churches' Council on Gambling, gambling's annual turnover was estimated as some ?2,230 million. One leading expert places Britain foremost among European nations for its per capita gambling expenditure, and fourth in the world league, only excelled by Australia, the U.S.A. and New Zealand.
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