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Auckland TAB, 1952

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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, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39411/auckland-tab-1952 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Greg Ryan, published 30 November 2012.