Word: paris
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was on hand to watch two fillies carry his cerise & white diamonds in their maiden tests (they finished one & two); so was Warren Wright, whose Citation, Coaltown and Free America would all race in the 18-day meeting. Hidden in the crowd near the pari-mutuel betting windows, two Pinkerton agents ignored racing's big names and kept their eyes on the bald bookie in suede shoes...
...investment is worthwhile: by discouraging bookmakers from plying their trade at the track, the Pinkerton men increase the take at the pari-mutuel windows (average day's total: $1,800,000). And by hunting down touts-who start most of the rumors about fixed races-the Pinkerton men help maintain public confidence in the New York tracks...
...Amusement taxes of 20% and 25% and the 5% tax on pari-mutuel betting are abandoned, at a cost to the Dominion of $23½ million annually. (At least three of the provinces will impose similar taxes to fill their own tills...
There are no pari-mutuel windows beneath the stands on Soldiers Field. This is a situation that might well be considered by gentlemen fond of turning an easy buck or two, for the baseball team has so far proved to be about as consistent as a Lincoln Downs two-year...
...Pari-Mutuel...