Lay The Favorite
- Unbelievable.
- I can't hold it much longer.
You've almost got the record.
Come on, 20 more seconds.
Hold on tight...
I think I'm about to pass out!
I can't!
Oh...
Mm... Oh, my God!
This is so good!
- Mm.
- That's the secret.
Mm. I have to
go in a minute,
- do you want to dance?
- Yeah.
Just blows me away
Unskinny bop, bop
All night and day
Unskinny bop, bop, bop
She just loves to play
Unskinny bop Nothing more to say
You look at me so funny
Love bite got you acting oh so strange
You got too many
bees in your honey...
You're a f***ing hot one, ain't ya?
Oh, I'm OK.
Check us out.
Can you... put that away?
You're scaring me.
Well, you should be scared.
It's a healthy reaction
to a big ass gun like this.
Yeah.
OK.
I'm going to go now, time's up.
I guess you've got to go.
OK.
I enjoyed your company!
I hope you come back!
Get me out of here.
OK, Otis, we're going.
We are going, right now.
Come on, honey.
- Hi, Dad.
- Beth! Bethanna...
- Hey.
- Hello.
- OK, what's up?
- I need to do something else.
What's wrong with the pet sitting?
make so much off that.
Yeah, the money's good,
but the pets are not always that nice.
I'm burned out.
Take it from me, now is not the
time to put down a good job.
You still haven't found anything?
No, nobody's buying cars.
Hell, they're barely making them.
Well, it's more than just my job.
I need like a big change.
I have to, I don't know...
I want stimulation.
And I want good money.
And I want a change of
scenery that's interesting.
OK... OK, let me think if I
know anybody over at the mall.
Yeah, it's not going to do it.
I want to move to Las Vegas
and be a cocktail waitress.
Beth Anne...
...goddamn,
that is a great idea!
Wow! Yeah, Oh...
Caesars Palace.
- That's where you got to get in!
Oh...
- I think the hot plate works.
- I'll take it.
Go! Go...
Oh, so close.
Go! Yes... Oh! Oh.
Please... Go on!
Hey. I advise you to
stop playing this thing.
Why? Am I in trouble
or something?
No, no. It's just...
You seem like a nice girl,
and flip's for retards.
Oh... OK.
- Thank you.
- No problem. Have a nice evening.
Hey, wait.
Do you know where I could find
a job as a cocktail waitress?
I think you pretty much have to grab the tray
golden girls kicks the bucket.
This is a union town.
Take it easy.
Huh.
Why don't you strip?
It's good money.
Yeah, I don't think I want to do that.
You've done it before, right?
Why do you say that?
- 'Cause it's kind of obvious.
- It is? Really?
Just to us girls in the club.
I just want to do something
exciting and different.
- I came here to...
- Yeah, change everything.
Hey, Holly, what about Dink?
- What's Dink?
- Doesn't he need anybody?
Well, that's kind of...
You know, I kind of need to know someone
before I send them to Dink.
It requires a great deal of trustworthiness.
Oh, my God, you guys...
I am super trustworthy.
All right.
- Hi.
- Hi. Are you Dink?
I am Dink, yes.
You must be Beth. Come in.
So, how much do you know about gambling?
Uh, I played some
Flip-It the other night...
How'd you do?
I was told it was for retards,
but I got really into it.
I might not trust you with my money.
You're going to rob me and
go play Flip-It all night.
No, no, I'm not.
Come on, I need this Louisiana
game to stay under...
- Not for a little.
- So, you're a bookie.
Absolutely not.
Bookmaking's illegal.
I'm a gambler.
Everything I do here
is completely legal in the state of Nevada.
So, do you play poker or blackjack?
Some poker... blackjack,
not really gambling.
It's just no skill, no odds.
Just a racket for the casinos to make money.
Well, my dad played a lot of blackjack.
Sorry to hear that.
Ah, this San Francisco line is way too high.
Look at something.
You see that little patch
- Nope.
- Well, maybe not in this light.
Anyway, I make my lines. Then
I compare them to the books.
- To the books?
- Sports books.
A sports book is where you go to
make a bet on a sporting game.
You can do that here in Vegas,
or you can do it online overseas,
but I gotta do it here.
So, I gotta send guys that run and take the
money down there and make the bets for me.
Maybe that's something you could
do, if you come down here to work.
I can't believe you can't see
So, I specialize in horse racing,
hockey and baseball, but
we bet on all sports here.
- Can I?
- NFL, NBA, the PGA,
NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball,
tennis, the WNBA,
the National Spelling Bee Competition,
the Miss America Beauty Pageant,
the... Coney Island
Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Pretty much anything, always odds can be made.
That is a lot of stuff.
Yes, but all I have to do is make 55
percent, and I am very, very happy.
It's about time!
- You're both late.
- Construction!
- Hi...
- Beth, say hi to Frankie and Scott.
Hey, do not fall in love with me.
- OK.
- - Don't believe a word he says.
Frankie is a much better person than he seems.
Scott, on the other hand, is the sensible one.
If you ever need me for something and I'm busy?
I'm going to bet this seven horse.
First time starter.
Could be a total zero.
- New York's moving big time.
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