Card Tricks at The Galway Races, Ireland 1967

Galway race week is about more than the horses betting on finding the money card is among the side attractions. ‘Féach’ reporter Seán Duignan has a wander around Galway city before arriving at Ballybrit for the Galway Races, where the sideshows provide just as much entertainment as the horses. Punters gamble on three-care-monte, while the Gardaí keep an eye on proceedings. Mr McNally a retired expert in these enterprises explains how these confidence games work. The player would have a chance to win money here maintains Mr McNally, but The law says that there should be equal chance, now that is not equal chance at 2-1... This episode of ‘Féach’ was broadcast on 6 August 1967. The reporter is Seán Duignan.