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Story: Gambling

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Gambling in the 21st century

  3. Cards and games

  4. Sports betting

  5. Lotteries and raffles

  6. Lotto, pokies and casinos

  7. Opponents and social impact

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Gambling in the 21st century

Feeling lucky, 2008

Feeling lucky, 2008

Total gambling turnover

Total gambling turnover

A symbolic cheque

A symbolic cheque

From page 2 - Cards and games

Skittle balls

Skittle balls

Harry Moss, early 20th century

Harry Moss, early 20th century

Thames gold miners, 1868

Thames gold miners, 1868

Chinese gambling

Chinese gambling

Collecting winnings, 1918

Collecting winnings, 1918 (1st of 2)

Soldiers playing two-up, around 1941

Soldiers playing two-up, around 1941 (2nd of 2)

Playing housie, 1975

Playing housie, 1975

From page 3 - Sports betting

Ellerslie bookmakers, November 1910

Ellerslie bookmakers, November 1910

Came a hot Friday

Came a hot Friday

Feilding TAB, 1951

Feilding TAB, 1951

TAB rugby betting

TAB rugby betting

From page 4 - Lotteries and raffles

Art union ticket, 1910

Art union ticket, 1910

Tramway Boys' Art Union advertisement

Tramway Boys' Art Union advertisement

Art union ticket, 1938

Art union ticket, 1938

Golden Kiwi draw

Golden Kiwi draw

Raffle ticket, 1961

Raffle ticket, 1961

From page 5 - Lotto, pokies and casinos

 First Lotto draw

First Lotto draw

Playing Keno

Playing Keno (1st of 2)

Lotto's Winning Wheel

Lotto's Winning Wheel (2nd of 2)

Pokie machines

Pokie machines

Sky City opening night, 1997

Sky City opening night, 1997

From page 6 - Opponents and social impact

Anti-gambling pamphlet, around 1910s

Anti-gambling pamphlet, around 1910s

Banning fan-tan

Banning fan-tan

Opposing off-course betting

Opposing off-course betting

Pokie machine street-theatre performance

Pokie machine street-theatre performance

How to cite this page:

David Grant, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/gambling/media (accessed 27 May 2022)

Story by David Grant, published 5 Sep 2013

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