Panorama - Season 64 Episode 28 Why are Gambling Machines Addictive?
6.10/10 by 12 users
Wendy Bendel's partner killed himself after struggling with a 20-year gambling addiction. In a confession he wrote for Wendy, he singled out the high-stakes, high-frequency fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) found in bookmakers across the UK. Wendy embarks on a journey to find out what it is about the design of the machines that makes them so addictive and sees evidence that they can affect the brains of long-term gamblers. She discovers the billions they generate has divided the industry, with former insiders now accusing the bookies of putting profits before people.
- Title: Panorama
- Year: 2024
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC One
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- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 6.10 / 10 by 12 users
- Popularity: 55.303
- First Air Date: Nov 11, 1953
- Last Air date: Oct 21, 2024
- Season: 72 Season
- Episode: 1329 Episode
- Language: English
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