Blogging Matters!!! : 'My 5ive' - Sports Betting and Movies

Day 50.

This is BM!!!. This is the 50th day of BM!!!. This is the 50th consecutive day of BM!!! and boy, I'm absolutely amazed when I look back and see at how far we've come in this sojourn of the bloggerland.

If you folks can bethink, then I did a blog which briefly introduced us with the concept of Sports Betting. An issue which is indeed a serious one and constant checks and balances are needed to provide the fans a fair play. However, this activity in some way or another takes place and movies are an interesting way to have deeper lore about this activity.
So here's for y'all a list of 5 movies which are based on the concept of Sports Betting -

1.) Eight Men Out -

Made in 1988 and Directed by John Sayles, Eight Men Out is perhaps the most caught on movie made on betting in sports. This film is based on the infamous scandal of the Chicago White Sox Baseball Team whose 8 players had a deal with gamblers to intentionally lose the World Series in 1919. The gambling syndicate was lead by Arnold Rothstein, played in this movie by Michael Lerner, pays the team extra bucks to play badly. However, the truth breaks out after two years and 8 members of the White Sox are indicted and banned for life from the game.

2.) Diggstown -

Directed by Michael Ritchie in 1992, Diggstown is a story about betting in the sport of boxing. A con man named Gabriel Caine, played by James Woods proposes a grand bet that he will find a boxer that can knock out 10 men in a boxing ring. Then comes a ton of double-crossing and surprises till the end. A really entertaining movie with some good humour and sports betting too.

3.) Two For The Money -

This movie was made in 2005 and was Directed by D.J. Caruso and stars actors like Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey. Brandon Lang ( McConaughey), a former football player is a score predictor in Las Vegas who later on meets Walter Abrams (Pacino), who is an entrepreneur in the sports betting business. And, together they start placing bets in sports and earn tremendous amount of money. The movie has its entertainment value and sports betting in particular is very well highlighted.

4.) Let It Ride -

This comedy-action movie on sports betting was made by director Joe Pytka in 1989 and stars Richard Dreyfuss as Jay Trotter. A day comes in the life of an unsuccessful gambler who cannot stay away from horse racing tracks. But, a day comes when he wins every bet that he places. The movie covers the issue of placing bets in horse racing in a light comedy manner which is its best thing.

5.) Bookies -

This small budget movie was made in 2003 by director Mark Illsley. The movie is about college students who start their own bookie business by taking bets from different people. However, as the wagers grow, they are trapped in a precarious situation where they win and lose multiple close calls. Furthermore they plan to fix a basketball tournament and act like professional bookies.

Thought Of The Day : - ''The world is darkness and knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.''