Show Wagered in 16 States in Horse Race Season NEW YORK Dec Dc 19 lt JP-It T If all the dollars bet on United States race tracks during 1940 were piled in a heap they'd be a big help in building a two-ocean two navy navY worth of navy to be exact That amount was wagered at the tracks in 16 states the annual Associated Associated Associated As As- Press financial survey dis dis- dis- dis closes It also shows that NewYork NewYork New NewYork York tracks probably have seen the last of the handbooks Almost Almot Six Million Profiting from betting and breakage in its first year under the pan pari system the Empire Empire Em Em- pire pine state got a neat cut of al almost almost almost al- al most compared to in 1939 when shen the state collected collected col col- col- col only on admission taxes and license fees New York appearing in the money bet list for the first time immediately went t to the head of the class both in total wagers and financial return to the state In days of ot racing at Saratoga Jamaica Empire City Aqueduct and Belmont park went into the a a daily dally average of almost This years year's state 16 total of for 1710 days compares with for 1790 days in 1939 1939 an increase of The total of returns to the 16 state treasuries for 1940 was compared to for 17 states in 39 States Show Boost Eight states tates showed Increases es in money bet this year with Illinois booming by better than Florida by and New Hampshire by over but with a 11 lower daily dally average be because because because be- be cause of ot 12 more days of racing Delaware and Arkansas also showed increases ranging in that order from Maryland's to Arkansas' Arkansas The biggest drop was in California California California Cali Cali- fornia where a slump of almost could be accounted for only in very small part by the fact there were nine fewer racing days Rhode Island dropped off and Kentucky with no racing at Latonia Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska Washington and Michigan also reported less betting LouIsiana Louisiana Louisiana Lou Lou- where more than was bet in 1939 had no racing in 1940 I |