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Gambling — U.S.A. (1959)

1959 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

Synopsis

Discusses the major forms of gambling including card and dice games, roulette, slot machines, lotteries and horse racing. Explains the odds against the player in an honest game and shows how these odds can be increased by cheating.

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Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Slight of hand! · Spuzz · 2017-01-29

Interesting film about gambling. Shows how you're screwed from the very beginning about those guys who you're trying to win money from. Besides, they're run by the mafia anyways. Love the trick card dealing scenes! Such a unique film! Highly reccomended!