OTB DOCUMENTARY
For nearly 40 years, Off-Track Betting was the first legal bookie.
At its height, OTB had over 100 storefront betting parlors,
took in over a billion dollars in horse racing bets,
and employed over a thousand unionized city workers.
But something went wrong...
How does a billion dollar bookie go bankrupt?
For nearly 40 years, Off-Track Betting was the first legal bookie.
At its height, OTB had over 100 storefront betting parlors,
took in over a billion dollars in horse racing bets,
and employed over a thousand unionized city workers.
But something went wrong...
How does a billion dollar bookie go bankrupt?
Winner: Special Jury Prize, Workers Unite Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary Feature, Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary, Best Narration, Cinema New York
Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting
With Senator Eric Adams • Jimmy Breslin • Hazel Dukes • Luc Sante
Directed by Joseph Fusco
Photographed by Matthew Flannery
Produced by Joseph Fusco and Matthew Flannery
Music by Stephen Cullo
© 2016 Finish Line Documentary, LLC
Winner: Best Documentary Feature, Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary, Best Narration, Cinema New York
Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting
With Senator Eric Adams • Jimmy Breslin • Hazel Dukes • Luc Sante
Directed by Joseph Fusco
Photographed by Matthew Flannery
Produced by Joseph Fusco and Matthew Flannery
Music by Stephen Cullo
© 2016 Finish Line Documentary, LLC
