'Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting' is the only documentary film to tell the story of the defunct OTB system in New York, and show why it closed, who benefited politically, and how the taxpayer ultimately paid the price for its demise.The closure of New York City Off-Track Betting cost thousands of civil service workers their jobs, retirees their promised health care, and the horse racing industry a billion dollars a year in lost revenues.'Finish Line' is an enduring document for a lost era of New York City street culture, as well as a rallying cry for those workers who were stripped of their promised health care, and those who love the horse racing industry too much to let it crumble.
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Directors: Joseph Fusco
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Producers: Joseph Fusco
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'Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting' is the only documentary film to tell the story of the defunct OTB system in New York, and show why it closed, who benefited politically, and how the taxpayer ultimately paid the price for its demise.The closure of New York City Off-Track Betting cost thousands of civil service workers their jobs, retirees their promised health care, and the horse racing industry a billion dollars a year in lost revenues.'Finish Line' is an enduring document for a lost era of New York City street culture, as well as a rallying cry for those workers who were stripped of their promised health care, and those who love the horse racing industry too much to let it crumble.
Directors: Joseph Fusco
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Producers: Joseph Fusco
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Completion date: 12/28/2016
Shooting format: 2K
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Film color: Color
First-time filmmaker: No
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