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Magic Moments

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Nigel Fountain begins another series of five programmes exploring the origins of popular cultural phenomena.
1: You Want to Bet?
The 1960 Betting and Gaming Act dissolved a shady world of street-comer betting and bookies' runners, paving the way for casinos, newspaper bingo, high-street betting offices and amusement arcades. The new industry profited ... but did society?
Producer Wendy Piimer

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Producer:
Wendy Piimer
Source: Radio Times

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