Orders of the Day — Gaming Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 February 1968.

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Photo of Mr James Callaghan Mr James Callaghan The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee, Treasurer, Labour Party 12:00, 13 February 1968

As I understand it. winnings may not exceed stakes, and I cannot think that Mrs. Jones in Eyre Street, Splott, will really be betting in pounds at the end of the evening. The average stake in an evening is something like 4s. to 6s., and that I assume will be the way in which this will continue. [Interruption.] I know that under this Government there will be continuing growing prosperity, but I do not think that people will be betting in pounds at the local bingo halls—at any rate not for a year or two.