Gambling Footage - WPA Film Library

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ST PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL EDITION - GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE PROCESSION Carnival floats move through Dublin (?) as part of the Grand National Sweepstake Process

Vegas Strip at Night

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

RED CROSS STEEPLECHASE AT LEOPARDSTOWN Horse racing in Eire watched by the Irish President

SWEEP STAKE One of the world's great lotteries the Irish Hospitals sweep on the Derby goes ahead despite the destruction of its headquarters by fire.

AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MEETING Australians Enjoy Placing Bets on a Professional Running Race

RACE MEETING

CAMBREMER WINS ST. LEGER Yet another French victory - making a hat trick this season after the Derby and the Oaks.

Las Vegas Neon and Showgirls

WINNERS OF US SWEEPSTAKES American winners of the English Grand National sweepstakes talking about their luck.

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

Vegas Strip at Night

Rock Band and Las Vegas

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Vegas Strip at Night

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

THE DERBY - 1947 activity around Epsom racecourse before the 1947 Derby.

Horse Track and Misc

Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Traveling Shots, Night

IRISH TROTTING RACE The horse "Why Not" wins the Irish Trotting Races at Celtic Park.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Reno

Fremont Street at Night

CAMBREMER WINS ST. LEGER Yet another French victory - making a hat trick this season after the Derby and the Oaks.

Gambling Hall (Casino Floor)

Las Vegas

Vegas Strip at Night

Chinese Hold State Lottery

The Laugh Parade Of 1936 - Sweeps Winner

STEWARDS' CUP DAY AT GOODWOOD

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE "Doreen Jane" the race favourite wins at the Pitmen's Derby at Gosforth Park.

Proud Clarion: 30 to 1 Shot Wins Kentucky Derby

The Preakness Stakes

Buckpasser's 15th Straight

New York Legalizes The Lottery

WHIPPET RACING Coal miners racing Whippets, crowds and bookies watch.

International Trot: Favored Armbro Flight Wins By A Neck

Hollywood Gold Cup

MISS GREYHOUND RACING 1968 A beauty contest for girls working in the greyhound racing industry

Horse Racing Thrillers

HORSE RACING IN BAGHDAD

Wins Farm By 144-Hole Game

The Laugh Parade Of 1936 - Sweeps Loser

PHOENIX PARK RACES a horse race at Phoenix Park in Ireland, we see the horses running and the winner at the end.

Long Shot Wins Count Turt Upsets Derby 1951

Close Coast Gambling Ships

News in Brief: Midget Convention

EGG HARBOUR Hens Are Spectators at Cockfight

Driving Fremont Street - Las Vegas Night

The Hambletonian: Ayres Takes Classic As He Ties World Mark

First United States Sweepstakes is Run

THE DERBY

100 To 9 Shot Wins English Derby

The Kentucky Derby

25 Years Ago

Twenty-five Years Ago

Epsom Derby: 16-1 Irish Entry Wins Turf Classic

Suckers Lament As Jack Pot Goes To Watery Grave

Lady Luck Brings Big fortune To Sweeps Winner

Las Vegas Neon at night

FOUR MUSKETEERS Harmony singing group The Four Musketeers sing 'Roll Dem Bones' in blackface.

OLD TIMERS FESTIVAL Gold rush days revived at Sourdough Festival at Yukon, Canada.

Fashion Show In Casino

WHERE FORTUNES - ARE WON AND LOST First ever glimpse into privacy of the gambling house.

THE OLDEST RACE IN THE WORLD Veteran Frank Simpson wins horse race - against a f

TOTALISATOR A totalisator forecasts and issues combinations for dog races.

CARTHORSE DERBY the carthorse race at Handcross

FAIR JUDGEMENT HURTS THE BOOKIES The horse 'Fair Judgement' wins race - Book makers lose lots of money.

ELLESMERE WINS AMATEUR GRAND NATIONAL. Lord Bicester's horse Ellesmere wins the National Hunt Steeplechase Trophy at Cheltenham.

POINT-TO-POINT DRAWS DUBLIN CROWD. The Ward Union Hunt stage a point-to-point horse race near Dublin.

THE BLOWER ROW Row between blower services and Mrs Mirabel Topham at the eve of the Grand National.

THE DERBY Crepello, ridden by Lester Piggott, wins 1957 Derby at Epsom

THE STEWARD'S CUP Arcandy wins the Steward's Cup at Goodwood.

BALLYMOSS WINS ST LEGER Ballymoss wins the great St. Leger Stakes.

ST LEDGER Horse racing - the 1969 St. Ledger at new Doncaster race course, South Yorkshire.

2,000 GUINEAS (aka COME ON STEVE) Jockey Steve Donoghue wins the Irish 2,000 Guineas race by 5 lengths.

RACING AT DEAUVILLE 'Fantastic', owned by M. J. Stern is winning horse at the stylish Deauville Race Course.

CUMBERLAND PLATE AT CARLISLE Major Minor wins the Cumberland Plate Horse Race at Carlisle.

“GOOD OLD EPSOM ONCE AGAIN!” Summer Princess wins the Grand Met Horse Race at Ep

NEW ELECTRIC TOTE New electric display board in use at Thirsk racecourse

LONG ODDS First electrically controlled Totalisator is success with racing enthusiasts

THE TOTE - A SUCCESS New Totalisator machine is used at race course in Folkestone, Kent

THE DRAMA OF A MILLION HOPES! Winning numbers are chosen for the Irish Hospitalâ€™

WHO WILL WIN 3RD GOLDEN BALLOT crowds of people queuing for Golden Ballot tickets.

Selected Originals - ASCOT - RAIN AND SHINE. Material related to newsreel story "Ascot - Rain and Shine" - 50/49.

CAN LOTTERIES SOLVE THE NATIONAL DEBT? Pathe looks into the money raising potential of the Australian Lottery.

13000 WINNER Football pools winner Agnes Flint receives hundreds of begging letters from strangers.

COLLINSON AND DEAN The comic duo of Collinson and Dean in a comic sketch.

ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES James Carew, winner of the Calcutta sweepstake, enjoys time at home in Liverpool.

A MODERN FAIRY GODMOTHER Mrs Carl Leyel presents cheques to the winners of the Golden Ballot

IRISH DERBY Tambourine wins the Irish Derby at the Curragh.

SCHOOL FOR GAMBLERS IN KENSINGTON At a school for gamblers they play "Chemin de Fer" with Woolfe Bednash.

DOGS AID VARIETY Variety Club raises large sum for its children's charities by organising dog race at White City.

GAUDER FESTIVAL IN THE TYROL Austrians enjoy traditional pursuits like cock fighting.

Selected Originals - WATER HAIGH TO WEMBLEY (aka MINERS OUTING - AT ELSTREE STUDIOS ON 'TOP SECRET' SETS ) (SPECIAL) ) Material relating to newsreel story (spec

LOTTERY FOR HOUSE IN BUDAPEST Lottery drum and house key prizes handed out, interior of prize flats.

£16,000 EDWIN MAKES A NEW START. Miner, Edwin Midgley explains that he will go back to work after £16,000 football pools win.

MIAMI BOOM TOWN Item showing glitzy life in Florida - beaches, shopping and nightclubs.

Selected originals - THE DERBY Material relating to newsreel story - "The Derby"

Selected Originals- THE DERBY 1961. Material relating to newsreel story "The Derby 1961".

Selected originals - THE DERBY Material relating to newsreel story - "The Derby"

LOTTERY IN THE DESERT Lottery in the Tunisian desert with camels as prizes.

U.S. WINNERS IN IRISH SWEEP (aka US WINNERS IN IRISH SWEEP or IRISH SWEEPSTAKE LUCK) Interviews with American winners of Irish sweepstakes.

CRAB FAIR Crazy events at annual Crab Fair include a gurning competition and a smoking contest.

ROULETTE FASHIONS John and Hayley Mills attend a fashion show in the casino of the River Club.

THE TOTE TO BE LEGALISED Mechanisation and electrical machinery are introduced to monitor betting tax.

IRISH SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS IN THE USA American Irish sweepstakes winners are interviewed.

DOG RACE IN MIAMI Dogs race for Georgia Trophy in front of large crowd at Biscain's Kennel Club.

ONE WEEK IN HISTORY (aka THE ST LEGER) Sayajiro wins the Classic horse race in Doncaster.

THE DERBY. The 1950 Derby horse race, won by 'Galcador' and watched by the Royal Family.

NORTH SEA COASTAL SCENES Scenes from around Britain

DRAW FOR THE IRISH SWEEP Draw for the Irish Sweepstake takes place in front of Dublin's Plaza Hotel.

FORTUNE'S FAIRIES Counterfoils for the Irish Sweepstakes are mixed and drawn in Dublin.

THE RECORD SWEEP Girls dressed as jockeys help select the winning tickets for th

THE GOLDEN DRUM OF CHANCE! Scenes from the announcement of the Irish Hospitals S

SPEED - THE DERBY SWEEPSTAKES Mixing counterfoils for this year's Derby Sweepstakes.

CESAREWITCH SWEEPSTAKES - MIXING COUNTERFOILS IN DUBLIN Irish Hospitals' Annual Sweepstakes - this year the fancy dress theme is stamps.

SWEEPSTAKES DRAW (aka CESAREWITCH SWEEPSTAKES DRAW) Grand ceremony of the Irish Hospitals' Annual Sweepstakes draw at Mansion House, Dublin.

SWEEPSTAKE DRAW AT MANSION HOUSE (aka GOLDEN NOTES) The Cambridgeshire sweepstake draw takes place at Mansion House in Dublin, Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic

Dublin goes Oriental

LUCKY NUMBERS (aka CAMBRIDGESHIRE SWEEPSTAKE DRAW) The Cambridgeshire sweepstake draw takes place at Mansion House while a man dreams of what he will do with t

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE Draw for the Grand National Sweepstake takes place in front of Dublin's Plaza.

THE TREASURE SHIP Counterfoils for the Derby Sweep are mixed and drawn in front of crowds in Dublin.

A "STEED OF FORTUNE" ... FOR SOME! A replica of the Trojan Horse carries entries for the Irish Sweepstake.

THE DRUM OF FORTUNE Scenes from the drawing of the Irish Sweepstake or Lottery i

WHERE AMERICANS GO FOR A GAMBLE AND A DRINK! Americans go over the Mexican borde

“MEET ... THE LUCKY THREE!” A Belfast barman shares his winnings in the Irish sw

HORSE RACING IN BAGHDAD An item showing a horse race in Baghdad, Iraq.

DOMINICK'S BAR WINS IRISH GRAND NATIONAL. 'Dominick's Bar' romps in to win Ireland's favourite horse race.

Selected Originals - STEWARD'S CUP Material relating to newsreel story "Steward's Cup" - 52/62.

BANGKOK - VENICE OF THE EAST Great footage of life on the busy Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

AMUSEMENT ARCADE People having fun in London's amusement arcade.

THE FRENCH NATIONAL LOTTERY The numbers are drawn that could make one French person very rich.

THE TOTE IN EVERY STREET Parisian gamblers get a treat as Tote shops open up.

ROAD BOWLING This shows the sport of road bowling in Ireland, the winner completes the course with the least throws.

JOINTS ON THE HOUSE Pools winner Charlie Lee - a butcher - gives away free meat to celebrate good fortune.

HOLIDAY SEASON BEGINS Whitsun holidays around Britain.

HOME WITH £100,000 Stanley Wilson celebrates winning £100,000 on the pools. Hull.

THE DERBY The famous horse race is won by Charlie Smirke on 'Hard Ridden'.

Neon Signs and Video Poker

5 - Million Franc Prize Won By Hairdresser

Focus on the 20s

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip at Night Time Lapse

Horseracing

Archival Las Vegas

Horse Race - Graylag Handicap

Archival Las Vegas

PONY RACING Good footage of horse racing at Northolt

TIC-TAC Bill Sanders and other bookmakers tic-tac to take and place bets at the racecourse.

Selected Originals - £16,000 EDWIN MAKES A NEW START. Material relating to newsreel story '£16,000 Edwin Makes A New Start' - 50/24

CARTHORSE DERBY the carthorse race at Handcross

ROUND THE WORLD - No 5 horse race and spectators at the Bombay race track.

WATERLOO CUP ( GREYHOUND RACING 1914 )

Selected originals - THE GRAND NATIONAL Material relating to newsreel story "The Grand National"

STILL UNBEATEN 'Bahram', horse owned by Aga Khan, wins the St. Leger.

D-DAY PLUS INVASION SCENES Material showing soldiers around the time of D-day. France.

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE Tickets for the Irish Sweepstake are sorted and mixed by hand.

THE TOTE AT BRITISH RACE TRACKS Early demonstration of the mechanism behind horse racing's tote betting system.

BETTING (aka WAGERS) An item showing different forms of betting.

SPORTSHOTS NO. 14 - GOING TO THE DOGS (aka GREYHOUNDS) Jokey item shows a greyhound race in a country field.

Gambling Ship - Bunker Hill

RACE COURSE INTRO TO WALLY PATCH A look at a busy race course with many people and bookmakers shouting the odds.

Fremont Street at Night

GRAND NATIONAL Kilmore ridden by Fred Winter wins Grand National despite odds of 28-1.

Women Learn to Become Blackjack Dealers

CASINO MOTEL, LAS VEGAS

MANDALAY BAY HOTEL AND CASINO

HOTEL CASINO THE IMPERIAL PALACE, LAS VEGAS

HOTEL CASINO HARRAHS, LAS VEGAS

HOTEL CASINO OFF THE STRIP, LAS VEGAS

HOTEL CASINO ON THE MOST NORTHERN SIDE OF THE STRIP, LAS VEGAS

SELFRIDGES A charity event in aid of the armed forces is held on the roof of Selfridges department store.

MIXING COUNTERFOILS AND DRAW (aka THE MIXTURE GRAND NATIONAL COUNTERFOILS WELL SHAKEN and IRISH SWEEP DRAW ON THE GRAND NATIONAL) Glamour and pageantry surround

Grand National: Royal Tan Wins As Race Kills 4 Horses

News in Brief: Midgets of America Convention.

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip at Night - Time Lapse

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip at Night - Time Lapse

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip - Day

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip At Night - Time Lapse

Las Vegas Strip - Day

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip - Day

Las Vegas Strip At Night - Time Lapse

Miscellaneous Footage

COLLINSON AND DEAN The comic duo of Collinson and Dean in a comic sketch.

News in Brief: Midgets of America Convention.

At the Racetrack

THE DERBY 1929 The Epsom Derby of 1929 with natural sound

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES DRAW

MIXING COUNTERFOILS FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES Girls mixing counterfoils for the Grand National Sweepstakes.

CORONATION DERBY Good story covering the 1953 Derby Horse race.

COCK FIGHTING IN MANILA

LAS VEGAS LIT SIGNS

SLOT MACHINES

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SWEEPSTAKE Women in fancy dress carry boxes of counterfoils off float and into building for mixing.

GAMBLING Gamblers at Chemin de Fer and 'crap' tables in a London casino.

BINGO Women playing bingo in hall.

Focus on the 20s

ONE ARM BANDIT MACHINES Slot Machines

BETTING Good colour item showing people in a betting shop.

25 Years Ago Today - Kentuck Derby

HOTEL AND CASINO SIGNS AT NIGHT

POV ON LAS VEGAS BLVD

ELEVATED VIEW OF THE CASINOS ON LAS VEGAS BLVD AT NIGHT

People playing slot machines.

Las Vegas Views

Flamingo Hotel

CHICAGO SLOT MACHINES Armed men guarding confiscated slot machines in anti racketeering blitz.

THE GRAND NATIONAL Sundew wins the 1957 Grand National horse race at Aintree.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

CAMBREMER WINS ST. LEGER Yet another French victory - making a hat trick this season after the Derby and the Oaks.

Las Vegas

NORTH SEA COASTAL SCENES Scenes from around Britain

LESSON OF THE WATCH Horse Racing: Factors Affectin

Silent Film Excerpts

THE DERBY - SWEEP PROCESSION IN IRELAND The Derby Sweepstake Procession in Dublin with a theme of 'castles in the air'.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS ON THE GROW Las Vegas sights, night and day.

PREAKNESS HORSE RACE Racehorse "Faultless" wins Preakness Horse Race, USA.

Fremont Street at Night

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

CAMBREMER WINS ST. LEGER Yet another French victory - making a hat trick this season after the Derby and the Oaks.

LOUTH HUNT POINT TO POINT the Louth Hunt point-to-point races at Dundalk including the bookmakers taking money before a race.

COCK FIGHTING

ROUNDING UP GAMBLING RACKET IN AUSTRALIA Gambling machines are smashed to pieces in Australia.

Miscellaneous Footage

GRAND NATIONAL Kilmore ridden by Fred Winter wins Grand National despite odds of 28-1.

Gambling at the Sahara Hotel Casino

Las Vegas

Fremont Street at Night

ROYAL TOUR 1947 Royal family on tour in South Africa.

Jay Ward Fractured Flickers

EVE AT THE RACES Lots of posing at the race track - some footage from France, some from England.

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

AMUSEMENT ARCADE People having fun in London's amusement arcade.

Driving Las Vegas Boulevard

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE The Wheel of Fortune - some kind of Irish lottery - at leas

Miscellaneous Footage

Reno at Night

Driving Las Vegas Boulevard

Las Vegas

Miscellaneous Footage

IRISH SWEEP WINNERS TOAST 'LADY LUCK' Footage of Irish Sweepstakes winners in the United States of America.

HORSE RACING, SALISBURY

ONE ARMED BANDIT Slot Machine

ROULETTE Roulette in Casino

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

Driving Las Vegas Boulevard

Gambling Inserts

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

Vegas Strip at Night

DICE Item about dice and their uses.

Roulette Wheel

Slot Machine Smash

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Vegas Strip at Night

Gambling, Poker Deal, Roulette Wheel

THE GRAND NATIONAL Sundew wins the 1957 Grand National horse race at Aintree.

Slot Machine, Police Raid

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

GRAND NATIONAL Kilmore ridden by Fred Winter wins Grand National despite odds of 28-1.

THE DERBY Coverage of the 1952 Derby - the famous horse race from Epsom - Tulyar wins.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

GAMBLING Gamblers at Chemin de Fer and 'crap' tables in a London casino.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Power of the Hand - Poker a dangerous Trend

Vegas Strip at Night

PREMIUM BOND DRAW First Premium Savings Bond draw takes place

NEWS IN FLASHES - SOUTHPORT Teenager Kenneth Hooton wins £6663 on the Pools.

Vegas Strip at Night

THE GRAND NATIONAL 'Merryman II' wins close run Grand National of 1960. Aintree, Merseyside.

Reno

THE LUCKY ONES Mrs. Leyel, organiser of the Golden Ballot, presents the prizes to the lucky winners.

Fremont Street at Night

IRISH SWEEPS DERBY 'Ribocco' ridden by Lester Piggott wins the Irish Sweeps Derby.

Miscellaneous Footage

CAMBREMER WINS ST. LEGER Yet another French victory - making a hat trick this season after the Derby and the Oaks.