New York Legalizes The Lottery

Clip: 425946_1_1

Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1761

Original Film: 040-047-03

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Location: New York, New York

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New York State legalizes gambling by lottery, putting the first tickets on sale. It's a monthly million dollar gamble to benefit education. Even losers are eligible for an annual quarter million dollar "booby prize!" Establishing shot - Downtown New York City, traffic and people. MS - People queuing in line to buy a lottery ticket, it almost look's like the inside of a bank. . CU - People dropping their lottery ticket into "what look's like a voting ballot box". Camera pulls away, people are filling out their lottery tickets standing at a tall table. and a man in the background is dropping a ticket into the lottery box.