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Who gets the breaks
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | New Jersey |
| Description | Cartoon shows two horses (one labeled "Taxpayers," the other "Jersey Tracks") vying to get a feed bucket labeled "$ over a Million Yearly in Track 'Breakage'", held by an elderly man labeled "Legislature." In June 1939, New Jersey legalized pari-mutuel horse racing for the first time since 1897. During the next decade, the legislature struggled over the issue of how much of the gambling revenue would go to the state, particularly the portion known as "breakage" -- the odd pennies not paid to winners of bets. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Horses--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gambling--New Jersey--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | New Jersey--Legislature--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Horse racing--New Jersey--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
