caracas whale dog zebra players line beside small kiosk poor neighborhood choose animals lottery game become craze venezuela even oil-rich country suffer fourth year brutal recession seem venezuelans turn gamble desperation make end meet amid country unprecedented economic crisis though people lose win overall illusion payday become allure venezuelans endure world high inflation shortages basics flour car batteries diminish real-term wag among multiple options race course back-street bet parlors roulette-style los animalitos little animals currently far popular game street people see play lottery unemployed try make bite extra way payouts good say veruska torres 26 nurse recently lose job pharmacy play animalitos every day torres often play dozen time daily kiosk catia spend 5,000-10,000 bolivars sometimes make 50,000 60,000 bolivars winnings quarter monthly minimum wage happen split money buy food diapers baby boy re-investing lottery animalitos game whose result appear youtube schedule time hugely popular go various round hold people interest provide chance win traditional bet options cheap ticket cost 100 bolivars quarter u.s. cent black market currency rate 10 time less official exchange level help lot say eduardo liendo 63 timely win recently lose house live car caracas propatria neighborhood successful punt animalitos choose dog figure die hard data bet figure government bet regulator answer request reuters information behind venezuela gamble businesses run mixture private company local regional authorities say trade boom line long busy ever despite hard time crisis like one go people drink gamble escape reality say psychologist rosa garcia rural state barinas late scarcity venezuela cash authorities produce enough note keep dizzy inflation many bar shop bet parlors quickly switch cash electronic transactions keep money flow hit caracas hippodrome cash still king thousands still go weekend push fence front sand track cheer horse salsa music boom background see reut.rs/2a2eoeb relate photo essay venezuelan crisis spawn boom gamble