9 movie scenes that best capture the highs and lows of gambling

Gambling is meant to be simple. Pick a side, put your money down and hope for the best. It rarely works out that way.

Instead what you get is a convoluted mess of math, emotion and money that tends to send bettors spiraling into elation or delirium. Many times it’s both.

Anyone who’s gambled on sports, a table game or in a casino knows just how quickly things can escalate. Before you can catch your breath it’s midnight and Hawaii football is your best chance to break even. Hollywood certainly knows this as well as any industry outside of gaming and it’s led us to these perfect scenes that bettors have found themselves in all too often.