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Gambling boys /

Who would think that teens playing a friendly game of poker, or joining an online game of Texas Hold'em, could find themselves facing serious gambling problems or, for some, addiction? But youth are vulnerable. With the barrage of marketing campaigns, television coverage of poker tournaments, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Turek, Laura (Director, Screenwriter), Lynch, Tamara (Producer), Bochner, Sally (Film producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montreal, Quebec : Eye Steel Film, 2010.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Teenage gamblers > Canada.
Gambling > Canada.
Compulsive gambling > Canada.
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence > Canada.
Adolescents joueurs (Jeux de hasard) > Canada.
Jeux de hasard > Canada.
Jeux de hasard > Comportement compulsif > Canada.
Prise de risque chez l'adolescent > Canada.
Compulsive gambling
Gambling
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence
Teenage gamblers
Canada
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Who would think that teens playing a friendly game of poker, or joining an online game of Texas Hold'em, could find themselves facing serious gambling problems or, for some, addiction? But youth are vulnerable. With the barrage of marketing campaigns, television coverage of poker tournaments, and easy online access, it is no surprise that teens are increasingly affected. Featuring three youths ranging in age from 14 to 21, Gambling Boys, a documentary produced by EyeSteelFilm in association with CBC, delves in to this new and changing world of teen gambling, a world that offers up excitement and the allure of making fast money but may lead to damaging consequences.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 12, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (43 minutes)
Playing Time:00:42:38
Production Credits:Director of photography, Michael Wees; editor, Meiyen Chan; original music, Janet Lumb, Dino Giancola; co-producer, Bob Moore; executive producers, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross.