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The Growth of Gambling

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 8, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 35.

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The Growth of Gambling

It is a sad fact that the gambling instinct and practise are increasing everywhere. The London Times points out that for the fiscal year of 1907-8 the gross receipts from state lotteries in Italy, were over £3,300,000 ($16,500,000)—a clear profit of $8,500,000 to the State, an increase of $600,000 over the year previous; and that the lottery is most popular among the poorest and most illiterate classes.