165 Movie Quotes about Gambling (+ Sound Clips) - page 10

Updated: Aug 18, 2026

Memorable quotes about gambling, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

91 I told you... I wanna have a stake at ten grand, huh? -Oh, yeah. -I already got six and a half thou.

Farley Granger as Nicky Bradna in The Naked Street (1955)

92 What does he do? -Gambles, in a refined sort of way.

Patricia Knight as Jenny Marsh in Shockproof (1949)

93 You owe him about $6000, right? -Wrong, $7500. -It was $6000 last week. -The horses are still running, and I'm still losing.

Harry Belafonte as Johnny Ingram; Ed Begley as David Burke in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

94 I've got $500 on the nose of Lady Care today. I can't lose forever. -You'd be surprised.

Harry Belafonte as Johnny Ingram; Ed Begley as David Burke in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

95 What about Atlantic City? -Oh, no. You hate to gamble. -That's right, I do, don't I?

Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank; Laura Linney as Meryl Burbank in The Truman Show

96 Look, Mister, I'm sorry you lost at the races. I know what it's like myself, but, well, you shouldn't ought to bet if you can't afford to lose.

Quote from Criss Cross (1949)

97 Perhaps you'd like to try a little roulette. It's probably less than wise of me to tell you, but the house is having a streak of bad luck this evening.

Quote from Dead Reckoning (1947)

98 You too, sir? -I'll just watch. Roulette wheels have a way of running over me.

Humphrey Bogart as Capt. Warren "Rip" Murdock in Dead Reckoning (1947)

99 I never think when I gamble. I just feel, and I feel snake eyes.

Humphrey Bogart as Capt. Warren "Rip" Murdock in Dead Reckoning (1947)

100 What's he look like so far? -He's a big shot gambler. Broke many times, but always turns up with a new bankroll.

Quote from The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)