Vandals glue shut Australian betting shop doors

Champ

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Tue Nov-02-04 05:21 AM
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Vandals glue shut Australian betting shop doors

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Vandals have glued shut the doors to 25 betting shops in Australia on the eve of the country's biggest horse race.

Australians were expected to bet about A$120 million on the 144th Melbourne Cup, known as "the race that stops a nation", to be run over 3,200 metres starting at 5.10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Overnight, vandals pumped quick-drying glue into the door locks of 25 TAB Ltd betting shops in the Victoria state capital Melbourne, officials said.

Punters suffered only minor inconvenience as six locksmiths raced across the city to repair the damage, they said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=856&ncid=856&e=1&u=/nm/20041102/od_uk_nm/oukoe_life_australia_betting

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Tue Nov-02-04 05:30 AM
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1. Punters suffered only minor inconvenience

Hmmm

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