Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-03-02 | Page 4 | Open Bets Placed in French Paris Mutuels

r Open Bets t Placed i in 11 French Paris PARIS Mar 2 tT Op n 0 betting in con government trolled pan pari booths in inthe I the heart of Paris was Indulged 0 0 In today for the first time in inthe the ue history of or French racing I g gI The w wagers ers were mostly S SI I I smalL The highest was reported report report- I cd ed to be for tor about The m establishment of ot betting 0 booths in Paris Parts was part of the S SS S governments government's campaign against I clandestine bookmakers who Are arc declared to have amassed S fortunes at the thc expense of or the I IS S government which levies an 11 ii per cent tax on the gross grossI I amount bet In the pari part 0 machines at the race tracks