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Season 64 Episode 28 - Why are Gambling Machines Addictive?
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.
Episodes in Season 64
Teenage Prison Abuse Exposed
Can You Stop My Multiple Sclerosis?
Putin's Secret Riches
Gangs, Guns and the Police
The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II
Cops, Criminals, Corruption: The Inside Story
The Zika Baby Crisis
Shaken Babies: What's the Truth?
Inside Europe's Terror Attacks
Too Poor to Stay Warm
Tax Havens of the Rich and Powerful Exposed
I'm Broken Inside: Sara's Story
Is Steel Worth Saving?
Britain's Puppy Dealers Exposed
Antibiotic Crisis
Living with Dementia: Chris's Story
Medicine's Big Breakthrough: Editing Your Genes
Seb Coe and the Corruption Scandal
The Orlando Nightclub Massacre
Iraq: The Final Judgement
Why We Voted to Leave: Britain Speaks
Pension Rip Offs Exposed
Trump's Angry America
Britain's Missing Young People
Inside North Korea
30 min