Gambling pays on wild cards and Wild Cats

It was both crass and amusing - not a unique combination by any stretch when it comes to Las Vegas and all that makes the infamous Strip tick.

The video, highlighted by the US website Deadspin among others, was shot using a phone by a punter somewhere in that Nevada magnet for debauchery.

Displaying an uncanny presence of mind, the amateur documentarian had trained his camera on the crowd, all men and all raucous and all glued to the big screens.