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Force of Evil
1950 · Film · 79 min
Directed by Abraham Polonsky
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
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This is similar to how "numbers racket" lotteries in the early 20th century operated, so that players could trust that the outcome could not be rigged: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game#Gameplay
(The film "Force of Evil" is about a plot to nevertheless rig the outcome.)