Most likely to be dented is Santa Anita Park, which charges general admission of $1.10 or club house fee of $330, These fees total a large sum over a 56-day meeting, and officials are fearful that many people will no longer travel 17 miles to the] plant if they need only walk to the corner agency to place a bet.
The agencies add even more to the burden of the horse player, who al-pays an 8 per cent, tax to the track and 6 per cent. to the state. With addition of the 10 per cent, agency commission and the usual 10 per cent. lost by "breakage," the bettors dollar is cut below 70 cents before it ever goes to work.—United Press.
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