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CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint

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An undercover investigative documentary on illegal bookmaking in Boston, using concealed-camera footage to expose institutional corruption and regulatory failure, and triggering major political and law-enforcement reforms following broadcast. (Note: Originally produced and broadcast as part of CBS Reports, but widely cited, archived, and treated as an independent investigative documentary due to production method, cultural impact, and historical significance.)

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Jay McMullen
Director
Jay McMullen
Writer

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Walter Cronkite
Self - Narrator

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