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Auckland TAB, 1952

Auckland TAB, 1952

The Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) was established in 1951. Within a year, as this image suggests, the TAB had become a highly accepted institution in New Zealand with many people, predominantly men, using it to place bets on horse races.

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Greg Ryan, 'Sport and society - Professional sport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/39411/auckland-tab-1952 (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Greg Ryan, published 5 Sep 2013