High stakes [videorecording].
High stakes [videorecording].
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[London] : BBC, c2001. (North Sydney : BBC Worldwide (distributor), 2001).
Uniform title
Call Numbers
VB12526 , VB12527 , VB12525
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
3 videocassettes (VHS) (167 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Ep. 1. Dangerous games / produced by Peter Molloy -- ep. 2. Easy money / produced and directed by Jeremy Monblat -- ep. 3. Gambling fever / produced and directed by Sarah Hann.
Executive Producer: Peter Horricks. Series Producer: Peter Molloy.
Publication information
Publisher
[London] : BBC, c2001. (North Sydney : BBC Worldwide (distributor), 2001).
Performers
Narrator: John Inverdale.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2001. 2001).
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Examines the growth of commercial gambling from the turn of the century to the present day, in Britain, Australia and principally in the USA, and its social role and cost. Includes archival footage.
Examines why people gamble - whether professional gambler, priest, or those playing Russian roulette. Given unique access to casinos across all three continents, this programme enters the secret world of the high roller, the winners and the losers. It examines the effort the gaming industry puts into wooing and then keeping their customers - from '...
Alternative Titles
Full title
High stakes [videorecording].
Variant title
Dangerous games [videorecording].
Easy money [videorecording].
Gambling fever [videorecording].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
"BBC Education & Training"
Episode 1 includes interview with Mark 'Chopper' Read.
A BBC/TLC Co-production.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2001. 2001).
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB12526 , VB12527 , VB12525
Record Identifier
74VvB5DW3zqA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvB5DW3zqA
Other Identifiers
DDC
306.482
MMS ID
991016603639702626
