Original subtitles

RALPH: IF YOU WANNA PLAY... YOU GOTTA PAY YOU KNOW.

IT'S JUST THE NAME OF THE GAME AND IT'S

WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

NARRATOR: AMERICANS LOVE A GAMBLE BUT SOME FORMS OF

GAMBLING ARE RESTRICTED OR ILLEGAL...

PUSHING IT UNDERGROUND.

NARRATOR: HERE THE RULES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.

BIG LOU: YOU GOTTA PAY. MISS A WEEK...

MISS A FINGER.

CREW MEMBER: TIRED MAN...WOO.

NARRATOR: IN THE SHADOW OF THE LAW PEOPLE CAN

BET ON ANYTHING.

BOE DILL: I LOVE WHAT THEY DO.

THEY FIGHT FOR THEIR LIFE.

NARRATOR: AND INNOCENT LIVES ARE EXPENDABLE.

DRIVER B: YOU CAN'T COME ON MY STREET AND TAKE MY MONEY.

BEAN: THIS IS PEOPLE NEAR YOU.

GIVE A FUCK.

NARRATOR: ONLY ONE THING MATTERS.

BIG LOU: I'M NOT GOD;

I'M HERE TO MAKE MONEY... THAT'S ALL.

NARRATOR: THESE MEN ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE

LINE AND THEY'RE DOING IT TO MAKE MONEY.

RICHE WERKS: GAMBLING IS PRETTY MUCH THE MAIN ROLE...

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO... YOU KNOW.

NOBODY GOES OUT THERE AND RACES FOR FREE.

MAKING SOME MONEY.

THAT'S THE PLAN.

NARRATOR: IN TWO DAYS RICHE WILL RACE ONE OF HIS BIGGEST

RIVALS OVER A QUARTER MILE.

WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION HE PLANS TO BANG THROUGH

THE GEARS TONIGHT.

BUT THIS IS A BUSY PUBLIC ROAD.

IT'S A DANGEROUS WAITING GAME.

MAN: ALRIGHT THEN. READY?

ALRIGHT... LET'S GO.

NARRATOR: THEN RICHE SEIZES HIS CHANCE.

HE REACHES 100 MILES AN HOUR IN SIX SECONDS.

RICHE LIKES WHAT HE'S SEEING.

HE'S CONFIDENT HE CAN MAKE A KILLING.

RICHE WERKS: LOOKS LIKE MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL RIGHT

HERE.

NARRATOR: DRIVERS RACE FOR STREET CRED.

GAMBLERS BET ON A WINNER TAKES ALL BASIS.

BUT IT CAN BE AT OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPENSE.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS THE EPICENTER OF

DRAG RACING IN AMERICA.

ON THE STREETS OF L.A...

THERE CAN BE A DRAG RACE EVERY NIGHT.

IN HIS GARAGE IN EAST L.A...

RICHE IS GETTING READY FOR HIS NEXT BIG BET.

THE WAGER IS SIMPLE.

RICHE WERKS: NOBODY RACES FOR FREE.

THE FACT THAT YOU CAN GO OUT AND DOUBLE UP YOUR MONEY IN

ONE NIGHT.

IT FEELS GOOD TO COME HOME POCKET FULL OF MONEY...

YOU KNOW?

NARRATOR: CARS ARE GROUPED INTO CLASSES.

ALL ARE HEAVILY MODIFIED.

RICHE WERKS: IT'S GOT AFTER MARKET PISTONS...

SLEEVES... RODS... $2,000 SET OF AXLES.

FRONT TIRES SUBSTANTIALLY BIGGER FROM A STOCK SIZE TIRE.

IT'S WHAT GIVES US ALL OUR TRACTION.

THE INTAKE STICKS OUT THE FRONT END.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA GET AWAY WITH THAT

DRIVING AROUND THE STREET.

YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL... CRASH...

KILL SOMEBODY... YOU KNOW.

ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT LEGAL AT ALL... YOU KNOW.

NARRATOR: IF CAUGHT STREET RACING...

DRIVERS CAN BE LOCKED UP FOR 90 DAYS.

RICHE WERKS: ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT THEM?

NOT REALLY.

WORRIED ABOUT MONEY...

COLLECTING MONEY YOU KNOW WINNING THE RACE.

BUT... WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE POLICE.

NARRATOR: STREET RACING ISN'T THE ONLY BANNED SPORT

PEOPLE BET ON.

THERE'S A BOOK FOR EVERY KIND OF WAGER...

NO MATTER HOW ILLEGAL.

IT'S A RISK MANY ARE WILLING TO TAKE WHEN STATE LAWS CAN

MAKE CRIMINALS OF GAMBLERS.

BETTING ON ALL FORMS OF SPORT IS LEGAL ONLY IN NEVADA.

IF YOU WAGER ON A SPORTING EVENT ELSEWHERE IN THE U.S.

YOU COULD BE BREAKING THE LAW AND FUELING A

BLACK MARKET WORTH AN ESTIMATED $380 BILLION.

AGENT: YOU ALRIGHT? BIG LOU: YEP.

AGENT: HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?

BIG LOU: GOOD...GOOD... DID YOU BRING THAT?

814...815....816 RIGHT?

I'M IN THE GAME BECAUSE I'M A MONEY HUNGRY SON

OF A BITCH.

NARRATOR: LOU RUNS A NETWORK OF AGENTS WHO EACH

MANAGE BETWEEN 5 AND 100 CLIENTS.

BIG LOU: HERE'S YOUR PARTIAL FOR THE WEEK.

NARRATOR: THE AGENT KEEPS 25% OF THE PROFIT.

BIG LOU: I'M PERFORMING A SERVICE FOR MY PEOPLE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WANNA BET FOOTBALL?

EVERYBODY.

WHEN THE FIRST GAME COMES INTO PLAY...

THIS COUNTRY GOES WILD.

WILD... WILD... HOG WILD.

EVERYBODY LIKES MONEY.

EVERYBODY WANTS MONEY.

IN THIS GAME WE CALL IT CAKE.

EVERYBODY LIKES CAKE.

DID YOU BRING THAT CAKE.

THAT'S A CODE WORD WE USE.

DID YOU BRING THE CAKE.

YOU GOT THE CAKE.

CAKE IS THE WAY TO GO AND THIS IS THE ICING

ON THE CAKE.

IF I WAS WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT...

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE MAKING CRAZY MONEY.

CRAZY MONEY.

I GOT EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL GOVERNOR.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

NARRATOR: BIG LOU OPERATES IN THE SHADOWS OF

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SKYLINE.

WITH MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE NEW YORK IS

THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL ILLEGAL SPORTS

GAMBLING MARKET IN AMERICA.

HIS BUSINESS IS STRICTLY CASH ONLY AND

STREET RULES APPLY.

BIG LOU: SURE YOU HAVE TO YELL AT PEOPLE SOMETIMES.

YOU HAVE TO THREATEN PEOPLE SOMETIMES.

THIS IS REAL.

I JUST WANT MY MONEY.

IF THEY DON'T PAY THEN YOU GOTTA MAKE A VISIT.

I HOPE YOU WIN IF YOU CALL ME.

I WANT YOU TO WIN.

IF YOU CALL MY OFFICE AND YOU WIN... GREAT...

I'M THERE WITH YOUR ENVELOPE.

HERE YOU GO... CONGRATULATIONS...

GO BUY YOUR KID A BIKE.

GO TAKE YOUR KID TO THE SHORE.

GO TAKE THEM TO THE BAHAMAS... WHATEVER.

WIN.

IF YOU LOSE...

BE THERE WITH MY ENVELOPE 'CAUSE I'M TAKING MY

KID SOMEWHERE.

NOW THAT YOU'VE LOST YOU'VE GOTTA PAY.

GIVE ME A NUMBER... YOU CAN MAKE EVERY WEEK...

I HAVE NO PROBLEM.

I'LL SEND SOMEBODY TO PICK IT UP EVERY WEEK.

MISS A WEEK... MISS A FINGER.

I MEAN YOU KNOW THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

NARRATOR: THE BAN ON SPORTS BETTING ISN'T THE

ONLY GAMBLING LAW IGNORED BY BACK STREET

BOOKIES AND BETTERS.

FROM POKER TO DICE GAMES...

GAMBLING LAWS VARY WIDELY ACROSS THE STATES...

CREATING A CONFUSING RANGE OF PENALTIES AND RESTRICTIONS.

ROLLING DICE IN ONE STATE COULD WIN A LOT OF MONEY.

IN ANOTHER IT COULD LAND A PLAYER IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE.

GAMBLER: COME ON... BET ME FIVE ON IT MAN.

Q DOGG: DON'T TOUCH THE MONEY MAN.

GAMBLER: THAT'S MY $2.

Q DOGG: PUT MY DOLLAR BACK.

GAMBLER: NO...PUT MY MONEY DOWN.

Q DOGG: IT'S THE THRILL OF WINNING FREE MONEY REAL FAST.

SHAKE THEM UP NOW.

SHAKE THEM ON UP NOW.

NARRATOR: SHOOTING DICE IS POPULAR WITH DRUG DEALERS AND

HUSTLERS FLUSH WITH CASH.

Q DOGG: YOU KNOW WE MIGHT SELL A LITTLE DRUGS...

MAYBE A LITTLE ILLEGAL PROSTITUTION...

A LITTLE TRAFFICKING... YOU KNOW.

PEOPLE MAY HAVE WARRANTS.

PEOPLE MAY BE ON THE RUN.

WE CAN'T EVEN SLIP UP ON THE SMALLEST THING 'CAUSE

THAT'D GET EVERYBODY BUSTED... YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING...

OH YEAH.

NARRATOR: CRAPS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST GAMBLING GAMES

ON EARTH .

THROW A 7 OR 11 YOU WIN.

Q DOGG: SHAKE THEM ON UP NOW.

NARRATOR: HIT A 2... 3 OR A 12...

YOU LOSE.

GAMBLER: NOT SEVEN...NOT SEVEN.

OH I HAVE ME SEVEN.

Q DOGG: I DO IT EVERY DAY... EVERY NIGHT... YOU KNOW.

IF I'M NOT AT WORK I'M SHOOTING DICE.

GAMBLER: 2 ON THE 4 BRO.

Q DOGG: IT'S JUST THE THRILL OF HAVING MORE MONEY.

NARRATOR: STREET CRAPS IS A FAST AND FURIOUS GAME.

PEOPLE PLAY 'TIL THEY CAN'T PAY.

Q DOGG: YOU GOTTA HAVE GOOD EYES TO SEE WHAT THE DICE

FALL ON AND GOOD CALCULATIONS WITH MATH.

ADD THEM UP QUICK... KEEP TRACK OF YOUR BET.

NARRATOR: IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO SPARK SOME TROUBLE.

Q DOGG: PUT ONE MORE DOWN.

GAMBLER: WHAT TIME TO BET WITH YOU?

NARRATOR: ESPECIALLY WITH CRIMINALS LOOKING TO

DOUBLE UP ON THEIR DAYS PROFITS.

Q DOGG: I MEAN... IT COULD GET DANGEROUS.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AT THE TIME.

THEY CAN COME AND ROB EVERYBODY OR THEY CAN KILL

EVERYBODY.

SO IT'S A GAMBLE BOTH WAYS YOU KNOW WITH THE MONEY...

WITH YOUR LIFE.

NARRATOR: LIKE DRUG ADDICTS...

THEY'LL RISK THEIR LIVES FOR A HIT.

Q DOGG: WHAT YOU DOING?

GAMBLER: I'M COUNTING THE MONEY.

THIS GAMBLING IS AN ADDICTION AND I'M

DEFINITELY ADDICTED.

WOO.

NARRATOR: THE GAME'S GONE BAD FOR TWO OF THE CREW.

IT'S NOW A STRAIGHT SHOOT OUT BETWEEN Q DOGG

AND BIG TANK.

Q DOGG: NOW EIGHT...NOW SEVEN.

UH WATCH ME SEVEN. GAME TIME.

BIG TANK: HE WON... HE WON ALL MY MONEY.

Q DOGG: I JUST WON ALL THE MONEY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT...YEAH.

BIG TANK: I'M OUT OF HERE.

NARRATOR: Q DOGG WINS AND WITHIN MINUTES

EVERYONE'S GONE.

BUT THEY'LL BE BACK TOMORROW TO GET THEIR GAMBLING FIX.

FOR MOST... GAMBLING IS NOTHING BUT A CHEAP THRILL.

BUT HIT A LOSING STREAK AND THE ENFORCERS COME

A KNOCKING.

RALPH: I'VE BEEN DOWN $30,000...$40,000 IN A WEEK.

IF I DIDN'T PAY THEM GUYS...

THEY'RE KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR.

EITHER WITH A GUN...

A BAT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GET IT THERE.

NARRATOR: RALPH PLACED HIS FIRST BET WHEN HE WAS

JUST 14 YEARS OLD.

RALPH: GAMBLING TO ME IS LIKE... I GUESS A HIGH...

A RUSH... YOU KNOW.

THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES YOU GAMBLE YOU HIT A COUPLE

OF THOUSAND YOU WIN AND YO U'RE SEEING WOW...

I CAN MAKE SOME MONEY QUICK AND YOU GET DEEPER AND

DEEPER AND YOU BET MORE GAMES AND MORE SPORTS AND

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU'RE IN A HOLE AND IT GETS UGLY.

IN MY DAYS I'VE LOST...

I'D SAY... HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

ONCE YOU GET THAT FAR IN THE HOLE AND

YOU START LOSING... YOU GOTTA COME UP WITH WAYS

TO GET THE MONEY TO PAY...

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T NOT PAY THE GUYS.

I'VE HAD GUYS APPROACH ME WITH GUNS...

BECAUSE I WASN'T PAYING.

I WAS RUNNING FROM WHAT WAS OWED.

NARRATOR: RALPH'S LIFE SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL.

RALPH: I RESULTED IN SELLING DRUGS TO BRING IN

THE MONEY TO AFFORD AN ADDICTION.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS... IS AN ADDICTION...

YOU KNOW.

SO... I STARTED SELLING DRUGS AND DOING ALL THIS

CRAZY SHIT AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT I'M JAMMED UP

WITH DRUG CHARGES AND GOING TO COURT...

POSTING BAIL AND DOING JAIL TIME.

NARRATOR: ON THE BLACK MARKET...

PEOPLE LIVE AND DIE BY ITS CODE.

ONLY THE MONEY MATTERS.

BIG LOU: I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS.

BOOKMAKING IS A VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS...

VERY LUCRATIVE.

NARRATOR: LOU RUNS A VOLUME BUSINESS.

THE MORE CLIENTS... THE MORE MONEY.

BIG LOU: HOW DO WE MAKE OUR MONEY?

YOU MAKE A BET. YOU BET $200.

YOU WIN YOU GET $200.

BUT IF YOU LOSE YOU PAY $220.

10% THE VIG.

USED TO BE TO PAY THE OFFICE.

THE LIGHT... THE PHONE... THE RENT.

NOW... IT'S BEEN THERE SO LONG AND IF YOU GOT 300 OR

400 CUSTOMERS CALLING IN...

THAT 10% IS HUGE.

I COULD MAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2 MILLION TO 20 MILLION.

DOLLARS.

NARRATOR: THE KEY TO LOU'S FORTUNE IS AN OFF SHORE

ACCOUNT 2,000 MILES AWAY IN COSTA RICA.

IN THE LATE '90S SHREWD BOOKMAKERS MOVED HERE AND

SET UP BETTING WEBSITES OUTSIDE THE REACH OF

UNCLE SAM'S STRICT BETTING LAWS.

JUNIOR: YOU COULD CONSIDER COSTA RICA LIKE A

DISNEYLAND FOR MEN.

PICK YOUR POISON.

WOMEN... DRUGS... SEX... PARTY...

ANYTHING YOU WANT YOU CAN FIND IT HERE.

NARRATOR: THURSDAY...

THE BEGINNING OF THE BUSIEST PART OF THE WEEK FOR

BOOKIES.

JUNIOR HEADS TO HIS GAMBLING WEBSITE OFFICE IN

DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE.

JUNIOR: A BOOKMAKER IN THE UNITED STATES IS A CRIMINAL

AND OVER HERE WE CAN WORK LEGALLY.

NARRATOR: BUT HE'S PARANOID.

IF HE'S IDENTITY IS REVEALED HE RISKS ARREST BACK HOME IF

HE TRIES TO ENTER THE STATES.

JUNIOR MAKES SO MUCH MONEY HE'S PREPARED TO RISK

GOING TO JAIL.

JUNIOR: THE LOCAL BOOKIE IN THE U.S. IS LIMITED

TO WHO HE CAN TAKE BETS FROM.

MOSTLY THE PEOPLE THAT HE SEES ALL THE TIME.

DOWN HERE... BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET...

WE CAN TAKE BETS FROM ANYONE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THERE'S MORE BETS TAKEN HERE IN SAN JOSE...

COSTA RICA FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET THAN ANY OTHER

CITY IN THE WORLD.

NARRATOR: JUNIOR IS TRAPPED IN PARADISE.

NARRATOR: THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CAME DOWN HARD ON

BOOKIES LIKE JUNIOR.

IT FROZE GAMBLING WEBSITES AND BANNED PAYPAL FROM

HANDLING WAGERS.

THE FEDS CRACKED DOWN ON AMERICANS BETTING OFF SHORE.

JUNIOR HAD TO CHANGE HIS BUSINESS MODEL.

NOW HE USES NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKIES IN THE U.S.

AS GO BETWEENS.

JUNIOR: THE GAMBLERS STILL PLACE THEIR BETS WITH US

RIGHT...

EITHER VIA THE INTERNET ON THE PHONE BUT THE BOOKIES

NOW HANDLE THE STREET SIDE OF PAYING AND COLLECTING.

HE'S THE ONE THAT TRADES THE MONEY WITH THE PLAYERS.

NARRATOR: THIS WAY JUNIOR DOESN'T HAVE TO HANDLE ANY

OF THE CASH.

HIS SITE SIMPLY OFFERS ODDS AND LOGS BETS.

JUNIOR: THIS SCREEN HERE ALLOWS THE BOOKIES TO LOG IN

VIA THEIR MOBILE PHONE...

VIA THEIR PAD OR VIA THEIR PERSONAL COMPUTER AND SEE

THE ACTION AS IT COMES IN REAL TIME.

NARRATOR: JUNIOR MAKES HIS MONEY BY CHARGING BOOKIES UP

TO $15 A WEEK PER EACH CLIENT.

THAT'S CALLED PAY PER HEAD OR PPH.

JUNIOR: WE DON'T CONSIDER OURSELVES CRIMINALS.

WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE AND THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE

IN ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.

NARRATOR: IN NEW YORK...

LOU'S PPH BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

BIG LOU: MOST OF MY WORK'S DONE RIGHT HERE.

I GO ON THE COMPUTER AND I CHECK TO SEE WHAT I GOT.

BEFORE IT WAS REALLY HARD BUT NOW WE DON'T HAVE

TO FIND AN OFFICE...

WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY RENT...

WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE TO ANSWER THE PHONES.

NARRATOR: BUT HE KNOWS THE LAW IN AMERICA IS UNFORGIVING.

BIG LOU: DO I DESERVE TO GO TO JAIL FOR DOING THIS?

NO.

THE LAST TIME I WENT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE HE

SAID TO ME "NO MORE NUMBERS."

"NEXT TIME I SEE YOU ITS LETTERS AND LETTERS

MEANS L-I-F-E."

THIS IS A MACHINE THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP.

IF THEY ARREST ME... I'M ONE GUY.

I GO OUT...

THEN I APPOINT SOMEBODY TO HANDLE THAT POSITION.

THEY MIGHT CLOSE THE SITE DOWN.

SO WHAT... I CALL COSTA RICA...

I OPEN ANOTHER SITE.

THE NEXT DAY IT'S ON.

IS IT RIDICULOUS THAT THEY KEEP ARRESTING US FOR IT?

YES...EVERYBODY DOES IT... DOCTORS...LAWYERS...SENATORS.

NARRATOR: AND THEY BET ON ANY AND EVERY SPORT.

BIG LOU: RIGHT NOW THEY GOT TENNIS ON THERE.

THERE'S A LINE ON THAT GAME.

COULD BET WHO'S GONNA WIN IN THE FIRST TWO SETS.

WHO'S WINNING IN THE FIRST SET... SECOND SET...

THIRD SET... THE GAME.

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

BUT IT'S ILLEGAL TO DO IT.

WHY...WHY SHOULD IT BE ILLEGAL?

I'M WATCHING THE TENNIS.

SOME PEOPLE JUST LOVE TENNIS FOR TENNIS.

THEY'RE IDIOTS.

NOBODY WANTS TO SIT HERE AND WATCH THAT BALL GO

BACK AND FORTH.

YOU KNOW OKAY...

I WANNA WIN $100 IF SHE HITS THAT BALL.

OH GREAT... YOU KNOW AND THAT'S HOW IT IS.

SAME THING WITH FOOTBALL.

YOU'RE SCREAMING...

"GET THOSE... NO... DON'T DO THAT."

AND THEN THE POPCORN'S FLYING.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS... THE AMERICAN WAY.

DURING THE 16 WEEKS OF FOOTBALL...

NOBODY CARES WHAT'S GOING ON IN AMERICA EXCEPT

FOR SATURDAY... SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

NARRATOR: FORMER GAMBLING ADDICT RALPH SPENT ALMOST

TWO YEARS IN PRISON WHERE HE TRIED TO CLEAN UP HIS LIFE.

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE TO WATCH

A FOOTBALL GAME.

RALPH: TONIGHT I GOT A LITTLE GAME GOING ON...

PRE-SEASON.

IT'S PRE-SEASON YOU KNOW IT'S NOT BIG.

YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

NARRATOR: ALL HIS BUDDY'S LOVE GAMBLING.

RALPH KNOWS HE'S TEMPTING FATE.

MIKE: OH YEAH... WE'RE DEFINITELY GOOD NOW.

THERE'S NO EASIER WAY TO MAKE MONEY...

IN A COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING FOOTBALL.

I MEAN... YOU CAN WORK 50 HOURS A WEEK

AND MAKE $1,000.

YOU COULD WATCH A GAME OF FOOTBALL AND MAKE $10,000

IN YOU KNOW FOUR OR FIVE HOURS.

RALPH: WHEN YOU'RE MAKING IT.

WHEN YOU'RE MAKING IT.

MIKE: WHEN YOU'RE WINNING.

RALPH: 'CAUSE TRUST ME THERE'S TIMES YOU DON'T MAKE MONEY.

FRIEND: MY BIGGEST WIN WAS A $20,000 GRAND WIN

ON THE BEATING THE .

NARRATOR: ALL THIS TALK OF FAST MONEY IS

PUTTING PRESSURE ON RALPH.

RALPH: $100 AND IF THEY DO WIN HE COULD WIN $10,000.

THREE TOUCHDOWNS COVERS.

FRIEND: YEAH... THREE TOUCHDOWNS COULD COVER IT.

NARRATOR: THE TEMPTATION PROVES TOO STRONG.

RALPH LOGS ON AND LAYS DOWN TWO BETS.

RALPH: I CAN'T GET TOO FAR IN...

BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE BACK WHERE I WAS AT.

SO I BLAME IT ON MY FRIENDS.

NARRATOR: TONIGHT'S GAME IS BETWEEN A LOCAL TEAM AND

AN OUT OF STATE RIVAL.

RALPH: I TOOK THE TO WIN STRAIGHT UP THE GAME

AND I TOOK THE POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF.

THE OVER... WHICH IS 17 AND A HALF.

SO THEY HAVE TO SCORE OVER 17 AND A HALF POINTS

IN THE SECOND HALF FOR ME TO WIN THAT.

OH THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

MIKE: NO... THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD TAKE THAT.

RALPH: SO ALL THEY'S GOTTA DO IS GET...

MIKE: THREE TOUCHDOWNS COVERS.

RALPH: TWO TOUCHDOWNS... TWO FIELD GOALS COVERS.

MIKE: WE'RE GOOD.

NARRATOR: RALPH PUTS $500 ON EACH BET.

RALPH: YOU WANNA PLAY YOU GOTTA PAY YOU KNOW.

IT'S JUST THE NAME OF THE GAME AND IT'S WHAT

YOU GOTTA DO.

COME ON.

MIKE: HE'S THINKING ABOUT IT.

RALPH: YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.

WE NEED POINTS.

RUNNING THE BALL'S RUNNING THE CLOCK OUT.I NEED

17 AND A HALF.

I'M IN TROUBLE HERE.

MIKE: NOW HE'S NERVOUS.

RALPH: COME ON.

NARRATOR: IT'S THE FOURTH QUARTER AND THE GAME IS TIED...

WITH NO SCORE YET IN THE SECOND HALF.

RALPH COULD LOSE $1,000.

RALPH: RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD ON

THE SECOND HALF POINTS.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

I WISH I'D HAVE STAYED AWAY FROM PRE-SEASON THEN.

SIX MINUTES AND I GOTTA START SELLING SHIT.

I'M DONE...I'M DONE.

THERE'S NO WAY... THERE'S NO WAY.

COME ON...COME ON.

WE NEED A PUNT RETURN...

WE GET A PUNT RETURN HERE I'M GOOD.

WE'LL GET SEVEN ON THE BOARD.

MIKE: THIS IS BIG.

RALPH: BUT STILL I NEED POINTS. THAT DIDN'T DO

ME NO GOOD.

I GOT NOTHING.

MIKE: ALL THAT NEEDS IS A FIELD GOAL.

NARRATOR: WITH LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO GO...

RALPH'S TEAM LINES UP FOR A FIELD GOAL AND A CHANCE

TO TAKE THE LEAD.

RALPH: GET IN THERE.

YEAH...YEAH BABY.

MIKE: NOW YOU'RE EVEN.

RALPH: I LOSE $500... I WIN $500.

IT'S A PUSH... I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

MIKE: IT'S A ROUTE... THAT'S IT.

RALPH: GAME OVER.

NARRATOR: RALPH BREAKS EVEN BUT HE COULD BE ON A

DANGEROUS PATH.

ACROSS TOWN...

BIG LOU SIGNS IN TO CHECK HIS BOOK ON THE SAME GAME.

RUNNING A BOOK IS NEVER GOOD WHEN THE HOME TEAM...

THE FAVORITE... WINS.

BIG LOU: BECAUSE WE'RE IN NEW YORK...

IN NEW JERSEY...

ARE THE HOME TEAM...

THEY'RE BETTING ON THEM LIKE CRAZY.

NARRATOR: HE HAS WAY MORE BETS ON THE HOME TEAM.

IT'S LEFT HIM EXPOSED.

BIG LOU: SO... AS IT WAS...

WE ENDED UP LOSING $48,000 LAST NIGHT.

THAT WAS THE LOSS...

$48,000.

BUT... TODAY IS FRIDAY SO THERE'S

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOMORROW.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY GAMES THERE ARE?

THAT MANY... THAT MANY GAMES.

SO... BY THE END OF THE WEEK I WOULD SAY WE'LL BE UP.

THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS.

BOE DILL: WELCOME TO THE SOUTH.

LET'S GO.

NARRATOR: PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS TO RISK ALL FOR

A QUICK BUCK LEADS TO SOME VERY DARK PLACES.

AN ESTIMATED 40,000 AMERICAN'S FOLLOW A SPORT

THAT'S ILLEGAL...

CRUEL AND INHUMANE.

DOG FIGHTING.

BOE DILL: I PREFER A HARD BITING GAME DOG YOU KNOW.

SOMEONE THAT CAN GO IN THERE AND BREAK UP SOME BONES...

MAKE THE OTHER DOG NOT INTERESTED AND ALL THAT.

COME ON GIRL.

NARRATOR: BOE MAKES MONEY BREEDING AND FIGHTING

HIS DOGS.

TODAY HE'S BUILDING UP ENDURANCE AND STAMINA IN

THIS NINE MONTH OLD PUPPY.

THE PUPPY IS STRUGGLING.

BOE HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT WHAT HE DOES.

BOE DILL: IT'S ILLEGAL.

YEAH... IT'S ILLEGAL.

IT'S ILLEGAL...VERY.

YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HOUSE. YOU COULD LOSE YOUR LAND.

YOU COULD LOSE YOUR MONEY IN THE BANK.

YOU COULD LOSE YOUR FREEDOM... YOU KNOW.

NARRATOR: THE PUPPY HAS A COMPLEX INBRED PEDIGREE...

CAREFULLY CONTROLLED BY BOE.

BOE DILL: HER GRANDMOTHER IS BROTHER-SISTER BRED.

HER MOTHER IS BROTHER-SISTER BRED.

HER DADDY IS ACTUALLY HER UNCLE AND HER GRANDMOTHER

AND HER DADDY IS HALF BROTHERS.

SO YEAH... IT'S A LOT OF INBREEDING AND I'LL PROBABLY

BREED HER WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER AND KEEP IT TIGHT.

NARRATOR: IN A PERVERSION OF BREEDING TECHNIQUES...

BOE TRIES TO FIX TRAITS IN HIS DOGS.

BOE DILL: BECAUSE YOU GOING INTO BATTLE AND YOU WANNA WIN.

I'LL FIND ME A GAME BLOODLINE AND HOPE IT GOT

SOME MOUTH IN IT BUT IF IT DON'T...

THEN I'LL GO FIND A BLOODLINE THAT HAS MOUTH AND

I'LL BREED THOSE TWO TOGETHER.

JUST MATCHING THE BEST GENES AND HOPE YOU MAKE ONE

FREAK OF NATURE.

MAXIMUS: SHOW THEM TEETH.

WELL A BUILD UP TO A FIGHT IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FIGHT.

IT'LL BE LIKE ALI AND FRAZIER.

NARRATOR: MAXIMUS HAS FOUGHT HIS DOGS IN OVER

150 FIGHTS AND HE'LL DO ANYTHING TO GIVE THEM THE EDGE.

MAXIMUS: I HAVE USED DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPEED...

BECAUSE IT HELPS THEM TO LAST LONG.

YOU CAN'T GIVE THEM A LOT BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT TO

KEEP THEM HYPER... TO KEEP THEM READY TO GO.

I KNOW GUYS WHO WILL RUB THEIR DOG DOWN

WITH COCAINE... RIGHT.

SO WHEN THAT DOG BITES INTO THAT DOG AND HE GETS

A MOUTH FULL OF THAT COCAINE...

HIS MOUTH IS NUMB.

THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO.

HE CAN'T BITE DOWN.

NARRATOR: THE BETTING ACTION IS STRICTLY LIVE.

IT REMAINS OPEN 'TIL THERE'S A WINNER.

MAXIMUS: MONEY REALLY DEPENDS ON THE CROWD.

AFTER THAT FIRST SCRATCH AND THEY SEE A DOG READY TO GO

THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MORE BETS.

IT CAN GO FROM $50,000 TO $100,000 LIKE THAT.

LIKE THAT.

AND YOU KNOW YOU GOT ALL THE SHIT TALKERS ON THE SIDE...

"OH YOUR DOG LOSING... OH YOUR DOG ON THE BOTTOM."

"WELL BET."

YOU KNOW "BET."

SOMETIMES WE AGITATE GUYS JUST TO GET THEM TO BET MORE.

"THAT AIN'T NO PIT BULL...

THAT'S A SHIT BULL"...

YOU KNOW."WELL BET...BET. PUT SOME MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS."

YEAH... WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING DOGS FOR YEARS AND

WE GONNA CONTINUE TO FIGHT DOGS.

IT IS VERY MUCH ALIVE... IT IS VERY MUCH ALIVE.

NARRATOR: IT'S THE NIGHT OF RICHE'S BIG RACE.

.

RICHE WERKS: HEY WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO... WHAT?

RICHE WERKS: OKAY.

NARRATOR: HE'S ON THE PHONE TO HIS OPPONENT...

DRIVER B.

FRIEND: WHAT YOU GOT... WHAT YOU GOT?

RICHE WERKS: ARE YOU GONNA GET YOUR BALLS TOGETHER

AND JUST RACING ON THE TURBO ONLY OR WHAT?

RICHE WERKS: SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SCARED... BRO.

WHAT TIME YOU WANNA DO THIS?

RICHE WERKS: MEET ME THERE AT 12:00 AND WE'LL DO IT

RIGHT THERE.

WE'LL TALK IN PERSON RIGHT THERE.

RICHE WERKS: LET'S DRIVE THIS MOTHERFUCKER DOWN LIKE A

DID

CHUCKIE AND TAKE ALL HIS FUCKIN MONEY TOO.

NARRATOR: THIS IS A GRUDGE MATCH AND THAT MEANS

ONE THING... HIGH STAKES BETTING.

RICHE WERKS: MY RIVALRY WITH DRIVER B...

IT'S BEEN BOILING FOR A WHILE.

TONIGHT I MEAN I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE CAR RIGHT

NOW...

WE MAKE SOME GOOD POWER... SO.

SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND DRAG HIS ASS DOWN

THE STREET... SO.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIS FUCKIN' MONEY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE

GONNA DO.

BEAN: WE'VE BEEN GOING AT IT BACK AND FORTH FOREVER.

IT'S NEVER GONNA STOP... UNLESS SOMEONE DIES.

RICHE WERKS: FUCK GEE THANKS.

NARRATOR: BEAN IS RICHE'S UNOFFICIAL BOOKIE.

HE NEGOTIATES THE BETS.

BEAN: I'LL TALK SHIT UNTIL YOU'RE GONNA CRY.

I'LL SEND YOUR ASS HOME WANTING TO SLIT MY THROAT.

STRAIGHT UP. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

MY FEELINGS DON'T GET HURT.

NO HOLDS BARRED WHEN I'M AROUND.

THESE GUYS KNOW IT.

I LET THEM HAVE IT.

IT'S JUST HOW IT IS.

RICHE WERKS: ONLY A FEW PEOPLE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

SO... I MEAN...

WE TRY TO KEEP IT AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

IF NOT YOU END UP WITH A BIG OLD CIRCUS.

SO... IT PRETTY MUCH SUCKS.

WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE MONEY.

MAKING SURE WE GO THROUGH GEARS AND YOU KNOW GET PAID.

SOME LIQUID COURAGE RIGHT HERE TO LOOSEN YOU UP A BIT.

WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN WAY OF DOING IT... YOU KNOW.

THIS IS OURS.

NARRATOR: WITH THE CAR ON THE TRAILER...

THE GANG HEADS OUT TO A SECRET LOCATION ON

THE OUTSKIRTS OF LOS ANGELES.

FIRST STOP IS THE GAS STATION WHERE THEY WILL

MEET DRIVER B AND HIS CREW.

RICHE WASTES NO TIME IN GETTING STRAIGHT

DOWN TO BUSINESS.

RICHE WERKS: WE'RE GONNA FUCKIN RACE FOR MONEY.

DRIVER B: THAT'S FINE. RICHE WERKS: ALL RIGHT.

DRIVER B: I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A BIG CASH...

BECAUSE THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO FUCKIN' LONG.

BEAN: YEAH... YEAH... YEAH.

SHUT UP BITCH.

SHUT UP... SHUT UP.

RICHE WERKS: TOO MUCH TESTOSTERONE GOING ON

RIGHT NOW BRO.

NARRATOR: FOR TONIGHT'S BET EACH GANG WILL POOL

ITS MONEY TOGETHER.

WINNER TAKES ALL.

BEAN: HOW MANY BARRELS OF OIL DO YOU WANNA RACE FOR?

DRIVER B: FUCK IT WHATEVER I CAN SELL RIGHT?

BEAN: THIS FOOL WANTS 17 CAMELS...

35 BARRELS...6 WIVES.

NARRATOR: BEAN IS IN CHARGE OF RAISING HIS TEAMS CASH.

RICHE WERKS: ALL RIGHT... SO... PUT ME DOWN FOR TWO.

DRIVER B: I GOT THE $5,000.

CREW MEMBER: I GOT A $500.

BEAN: IS THERE AT LEAST 20 ON HERE?

CREW MEMBER: YEAH...THIS GUY.

BEAN: AH RIGHT NOW... ROUGH COUNT...

LIKE A $1,000.

WE DON'T GOT THAT OIL MONEY LIKE HIM.

WE LOCKED IT UP FOR $1,500.

$3,000 POT.

HIS CAR'S FAST BUT I MEAN... WE GOTTA BE ON OUR GAME...

PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

RICHE WERKS: OH COPS...COPS...COPS...COPS!

NARRATOR: SUDDENLY THEY HAVE A VISITOR.

RICHE WERKS: TURN OFF THE LIGHT.

HEY I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE ON TO US.

CREW: LUCKY AMIGO.

NARRATOR: THE RACE IS ON.

RICHE WERKS: SHOWTIME.

NARRATOR: FINALLY AT 1:00 AM THE RACE CARS COME

OFF THEIR TRAILERS.

OVER 100 PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN UP.

THE PIT CREWS POUR VHT.

TO ENSURE A GOOD START THEY NEED TO CREATE AS MUCH

TRACTION AS POSSIBLE.

RICHE HAS LOST THE TOSS AND IS IN THE DREADED

LEFT LANE OF THIS TWO LANE ROAD.

CREW MEMBER CAR...TRUCK...TRUCK.

NARRATOR: A HUGE TRUCK IS COMING STRAIGHT FOR RICHE.

BEAN: TRUCK...TRUCK.

CREW MEMBER TRUCK...TRUCK.

MOVE...MOVE...MOVE.

NARRATOR: HE PULLS OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME.

BEAN: FUCK EVERYONE WANTS TO COME UP HERE.

NARRATOR: HE LINES UP ONCE MORE.

$3,000 IS RIDING ON THIS RACE.

NARRATOR: IT'S 2:00 AM IN LOS ANGELES.

RICHE IS ABOUT TO SQUARE OFF AGAINST DRIVER B.

BEAN: THE CAR FUCKIN' FELL ON ITS FACE.

IT LOOKED LIKE SHIT.

JUST..."BBBBB-BLAH."

HOPEFULLY WE STILL GOT IT.

I'M NOT SURE...I'M NOT SURE.

I THINK HE GOT IT.

RICHE WERKS: DRIVER B BEAT US.

WE CAN'T WIN EVERY RACE.

BUT I MEAN... YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO...

THIS CAR BARELY ON IT TWO NIGHTS AGO... YOU KNOW.

WE CAME OUT AND TESTED IT OUT.

IT WAS A GOOD RACE YOU KNOW...WHATEVER.

BEAN: GO PAY UP THIS MONEY THAT I DON'T WANNA

PAY UP RIGHT NOW.

CAN'T WIN THEM ALL THOUGH.

$1,500 RIGHT HERE.

CREW MEMBER: I WAS WORRIED FOR A MINUTE THERE.

DRIVER B: IT WAS A GOOD RACE YOU GUYS.

CREW MEMBER: IT WAS A GOOD RACE.

DRIVER B: IT FEELS GOOD.

I TOLD YOU GUYS.

I KNEW I WAS GONNA FUCK HIM UP.

LITERALLY I KNEW I WAS GONNA FUCK HIM UP.

THAT CAR IS A PIECE OF SHIT.

CREW MEMBER: WE'RE USED TO THIS THOUGH. WE'RE USED

TO THIS THOUGH.

DRIVER B: WE'RE USED TO THIS.

CREW MEMBER: IT'S PAY DAY.

DRIVER B: YOU CAN'T COME ON MY STREET AND TAKE MY MONEY.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

CREW MEMBER: TIRED MAN. LIKE... WOO.

JUST WANNA USE IT WHILE IT'S BETTER.

HEY... I GOTTA GO TAKE A SHIT REAL QUICK.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

.

NARRATOR: A DOUBLE OR QUITS RE-RUN IS NOW THE

LEAST OF RICHE'S CONCERNS.

THE POLICE HAVE SHOWN UP. RICHE WERKS: THEY

JUST CAME TO BREAK US UP.

THEY PULLED SOMEONE OVER.

BEAN: IT'S ALWAYS PART OF THE ADRENALINE.

NOT NECESSARILY RUNNING FROM THE COPS BUT DEFINITELY

TRYING TO LEAVE BEFORE THEY WANNA TALK TO YOU.

RICHE WERKS: I DON'T FEEL FOR THE POLICE.

I MEAN... WE'RE PAYING THEIR SALARY...

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

IT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING TO THEM.

YEAH... THEY CAUGHT US RED HANDILY.

I MEAN... THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB...

SO YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT YOU KNOW

IF THE COPS SHOW UP.

YOU CAN'T CRY ABOUT WHY YOU GOT PULLED OVER...

WHY YOU GOT BUSTED... YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY BREAKING THE LAW.

NARRATOR: STREET RACERS GAMBLE WITH THEIR LIVES.

BUT IN DOG FIGHTING...

GAMBLERS RISK THE LIVES OF ANIMALS WHO DON'T

HAVE A CHOICE.

DOG FIGHTER... BOE IS DRIVING TO AN ISOLATED SPOT

TO FIND OUT IF HIS LATEST BREED HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO

BECOME A GAME DOG.

SHE WILL HAVE A SPARRING SESSION AGAINST HER MOTHER.

BOE DILL: I'M GONNA SEE IF SHE COULD TAKE A BITE.

IS SHE GIVING A BITE?

WHAT'S HER FAVORITE AREAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M SCHOOLING HER WITH HER MOTHER RIGHT HERE.

NARRATOR: IN A BID TO DETER DOG FIGHTING FEDERAL LAW

PROHIBITS ATTENDANCE.

BOE DILL: I'M JUST GONNA WARM THEM UP TO EACH OTHER

AND JUST CHECK THEM OUT...

SEE WHAT I LIKE AND WHAT I DON'T LIKE...

YOU KNOW. GET THAT COLLAR OFF.

HERE... BRING HER DOWN LOW.

HEY...HEY.

HEY...HEY...HEY.

HEY GIRL...HEY....HEY.

HEY...HEY BACK HERE.

THERE YOU GO...

SHOOT...SHOOT...SHOOT.

NARRATOR: DOG FIGHT FANS STUDY FORM.

IF THEY SPOT A WINNER TODAY THEY CAN MAKE THOUSANDS

BETTING ON A FUTURE CHAMPION TOMORROW.

BOE DILL: SHOOT...SHOOT.

GOOD GIRL...RELENTLESS.

AND YOU CAN'T NEVER TOUCH YOUR DOG IN A REAL MATCH...

YOU LOSE YOUR MONEY.

NARRATOR: TRAINING FIGHTS BUILD REPUTATIONS.

THEY CAN HELP LAND BIGGER FIGHTS WITH MORE

MONEY ON THE LINE.

BOE DILL: HEY.

GRAB HER..GRAB HER... GRAB HER BY HER CHEST.

THAT SUCKA IS RELENTLESS.

BOY... I TOLD YOU.

THIS IS A BAD BITCH.

IT'S A BABY.

THAT BLACK DOG FUTURE I SEE HER BEING A CHAMPION.

NARRATOR: AND A BIG POTENTIAL PAY DAY FOR BOE.

BOE DILL: FIRST FIGHT I'LL PROBABLY PUT ABOUT

$2,500 ON HER...

SO I COULD WIN ANOTHER $2,500

SECOND FIGHT I'D BET $5,000 ON HER...

LEAVE THERE WITH AN EXTRA $5,000

THIRD FIGHT... SHE WIN THAT...

SHE'LL BE A CHAMPION AND I'LL BE $10,000 ON IT.

LEAVE THERE WITH $10,000 AND I'LL PROBABLY

SELL HER FOR $20,000.

NARRATOR: BY DOUBLING HIS MONEY THROUGH BETS AND

SELLING HIS DOG...

BOE COULD NET ALMOST $40,000

WIN OR LOSE...

THEY KNOW IT'S DIRTY MONEY.

JACK: AT THE END OF THE DAY WE SAVAGES.

PEOPLE GOT SUCH A SENSE OF PUBLIC RIGHTNESS.

THEY DON'T WANNA SEE ANYTHING THAT'S REAL.

THEY DON'T WANNA SEE BLOOD SHED...

THEY DON'T WANNA SEE DEATH...

THEY DON'T WANNA SEE WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE.

THEY DON'T MIND SENDING TROOPS TO WAR BUT THEY

DON'T WANNA SEE DOGS BLEEDING... YOU KNOW.

BOE DILL: ANY DOG IS AGGRESSIVE.

THEY GOT TEETH... THEY'LL BITE.

JACK: I MEAN... THEY'RE BRED JUST LIKE CATTLE YOU KNOW.

THEY'RE BRED JUST LIKE SLAVES WERE BRED TO PICK COTTON.

I MEAN... THESE DOGS ARE BRED TO KILL.

BOE DILL: I DON'T TELL THEM DOGS TO DO THAT.

THEY DO IT ON THEIR OWN... YOU KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANNA DO AND WHO AM I TO

NOT LET THEM DO IT?

IT'S A FREE COUNTRY SUPPOSEDLY.

NARRATOR: OPPOSITION TO DOG FIGHTING FIRST GREW AT A

STATE LEVEL BUT IN 1976 IT BECAME A FEDERAL FELONY.

PENALTIES AND PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL KEEP THIS

BLOOD SPORT OUT OF SIGHT.

TO CATCH OFFENDERS LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO GO

DEEP INTO THE WOODS.

NEIL HAYS: WE'RE HEADING DOWN TO ANDERSONVILLE.

WE HAD A TIP TO GO CHECK OUT SOME DOG FIGHTS.

NARRATOR: NEAL ACTS ON PUBLIC TIP-OFFS...

GATHERING EVIDENCE AGAINST SUSPECTED DOG FIGHTERS.

NEIL HAYS: THE TIP CAME THROUGH US THROUGH

THE RAILROAD COMPANY.

INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAVELING DOWN IT AND HE WAS ABLE TO

SEE 15 DOGS BACK IN THE WOODS.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE IF THE FACTS ARE TRUE

OR NOT AND IF THERE'S ANY SCARS ON THE DOGS...

HAVE THEY BEEN FIGHTING OR MAYBE THIS IS JUST

A PLACE WHERE THEY BREED THE PITS.

YOU ARE GOING ON THESE INDIVIDUAL'S PROPERTY...

SO THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND IT.

WE ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTH...

SO YOU DO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WITH WEAPONS.

I GET SCARED WHEN I'M SLIPPING UP

ON SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY.

NOBODY ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXCEPT FOR US.

HERE'S ONE OF THE HOUSES THAT HE REPORTED.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PULL DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE WAYS.

IT LOOKS LIKE THESE HOUSES ARE WAY TOO CLOSE TO IT

TO WALK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.

HERE'S THE TRAIN TRACKS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROBABLY WALK ABOUT A MILE TO

GET TO IT.

NARRATOR: NEAL IS LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF BREEDING OR

TRAINING DOGS TO FIGHT.

HE TREADS CAUTIOUSLY. PEOPLE RUNNING DOG

FIGHTING OPERATIONS COULD BE

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

NEIL HAYS: HERE'S THE HOUSE THAT BANKS UP TO THE

PROPERTY LINE COMING UP.

THIS IS THE ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

I BELIEVE THE FIGHTS ARE DOWN HERE.

THEY SHOULD BE RIGHT DOWN HERE IN THIS GULLY.

I CAN SEE A FEW OF THEM FROM HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE 15 DOG HOUSES.

WE JUST NEED TO GET CLOSER.

LET'S GET IN HERE QUICK BEFORE THE NEIGHBORS SEE US.

NARRATOR: PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR NEAL HAYS IS

LOOKING FOR FIGHTING DOGS.

NEIL HAYS: THEY LOOK LIKE PIT BULLS.

HOW MANY WE GOT HERE?

WE GOT 1...2...3...4... 5...6...

7...8...9...10...11...12

12 OF THEM.

WE GOT A SKINNY ONE RIGHT HERE.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO DIE.

ALL THESE DOGS ARE TIED UP.

BIG CHAINS.

THESE ARE LOGGING CHAINS.

THESE DOGS THEY ONLY HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT A THREE FOOT

PLACE TO MOVE.

JUST SEE HOW THICK THE COLLARS ARE.

NARRATOR: AS NEAL VENTURES DEEPER INTO THE YARD

HE MAKES A GRIM DISCOVERY.

NEIL HAYS: THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

ANIMAL CRUELTY.

IT'S A PREGNANT FEMALE.

SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAD PUPPIES BEFORE AND YOU CAN

SEE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAGE SHE'S SITTING

IN HER OWN FECES.

FRIENDLY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE PULLED

OUT THE TEETH ON THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE.

THIS LOCATION COULD BE A BREEDING GROUND

FOR FIGHTING DOGS.

NARRATOR: DOG FIGHTERS TRY TO KEEP ONE STEP AHEAD

OF THE LAW BY SEPARATING THEIR BREEDING KENNELS

FROM THEIR TRAINING PITS.

NEIL HAYS: THEY ALL SEEM FRIENDLY DOGS BUT DEFINITELY

THEY'RE BREEDING THEM AND SHIPPING THEM OUT SOMEWHERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA COME IN HERE SOON AND SEE IF

WE CAN TRACK THEM DOWN... WHO OWNS THESE DOGS.

LET'S GET BACK ON THE RAIL ROAD AND GET ON OUT OF HERE.

THESE DOGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

NARRATOR: NEAL WILL BE BACK SOON WITH THE LOCAL COPS.

NEIL HAYS: THE GAMBLING FEEDS ALL THIS...

CAUSE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE GAMBLING...

ALL THE BIG MONEY COMING IN...

PEOPLE WOULDN'T DO THIS.

PEOPLE WOULDN'T RISK JAIL TIME OR GETTING IN TROUBLE

FOR THIS IF IT WASN'T 'CAUSE OF THE BETTING.

IF THERE WAS NO BETTING...

THERE'S NO DOG FIGHTS...

THERE'S NO BREEDING AND THERE'S NO CONDITIONS LIKE THIS

ANYMORE.

NARRATOR: POLICE BUSTS ARE HAPPENING ALL

ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IN NORTHERN INDIANA...

ARMED OFFICERS SURROUND A HOUSE.

DETECTIVE WEAVER: WE'VE GOTTEN INFORMATION FROM AN

INFORMANT THAT WE HAVE A DOG FIGHTER SLASH DRUG DEALER

WHO'S BEEN FIGHTING HIS DOGS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF ILLEGAL DRUGS...

A LOT OF ILLEGAL GUNS AND A LOT OF

ILLEGAL BETTING GOING ON.

SO THE DOG FIGHTING KIND OF PLAYS INTO THAT.

WE HAVE A WARRANT FOR THIS HOUSE.

NARRATOR: OFFICERS READY THEIR WEAPONS AND MOVE IN.

THEY FIND FOUR MEN ON SITE AND ARREST THEM.

WITH THE PROPERTY SECURED MICHELLE LEADS AN

ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICER INSIDE TO LOOK FOR

INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE.

DETECTIVE WEAVER: THEY ARE COOKING DRUGS IN THE HOUSE.

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

WE DON'T WANT ANYONE GETTING POISONED.

WE GOT ANOTHER ROOM.

THEY'VE BEEN TRAINING DOWN HERE.

CHRIS SCHINDLER: THIS IS A SLAP MILL.

THEY'LL LET THEM RUN ON THIS MILL SO THAT THEY CAN

BUILD UP ENDURANCE.

IT'S REALLY COMMON IN ORGANIZED

DOG FIGHTING OPERATIONS.

DETECTIVE WEAVER: THERE'S FOUR DOGS IN HERE.

NARRATOR: OUTSIDE IN A GARAGE THEY MAKE ANOTHER

SHOCKING FIND.

DETECTIVE WEAVER: THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WALL.

CHRIS SCHINDLER: LOOK AT ALL THAT BLOOD HERE.

DETECTIVE WEAVER: LOT OF BLOOD HERE.

THERE'S BLOOD ON THE DOORS HERE.

CHRIS SCHINDLER: THIS IS YOU KNOW ESSENTIALLY A PIT

WHERE THEY WOULD FIGHT THE DOGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE BLOOD THAT'S ALL IN THE CORNERS

OF THE WALLS FROM WHERE THE DOGS HAVE RUBBED UP AGAINST.

NARRATOR: IN TOTAL THEY FIND 20 DOGS.

CHRIS SCHINDLER: OH... IT'S TIME FOR FREEDOM.

TODAY THIS LITTLE GIRL AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS GONNA BE

CHECKED OUT BY A VET AND TAKEN TO A SECURE LOCATION WHERE

THEY'RE GONNA GET EVERYTHING THEY'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

NARRATOR: THE DOGS ARE TAKEN TO AN ANIMAL SHELTER

FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE CHECKS.

THE RENTER OF THE HOUSE IS FOUND GUILTY AND GETS

AN 18 MONTH SENTENCE.

MEANWHILE ACROSS AMERICA...

MILLIONS CONTINUE TO GAMBLE ILLEGALLY.

Q DOGG: ROLL THAT SEVEN.

NARRATOR: ON THE BLACK MARKET SUPPLY

ALWAYS MEETS DEMAND.

BIG LOU: THIS IS AMERICA.

THEY'RE GONNA FIND A WAY TO BET...

SO WHY NOT BET WITH ME?

THEY GOT TO DO IT WITH SOMEBODY...

WHY NOT ME?

I'M DOWN WITH THAT.

WE'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

THE ONLY THING I THINK HAS BEEN HERE LONGER THAN

THE BETTING IS PROSTITUTION AND THAT'S IT.