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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 min. 15 sec.) ; 309389480 bytes |
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"I probably play, you know, 40 or 50 tournaments a day." - Michael, 19Poker, roulette, sports, pokies ... young Australians are gambling every day. Nearly 80 per cent of those under 24 say they gambled during the course of a year. Is it possible for them to keep their gambling under control? This week on Insight, we talk to young gamblers of every hue: from those who are confident that they can come out on top, to those who have lost nearly everything.Michael says he sometimes plays for twelve hours a day: "You can ..read your opponent and it becomes kind of a mathematic game. I've got a mathematic mind so I like that kind of challenge."Sami: "I dreamt of being independent from my mum and dad and having something of my own, buying cars, buying a house."Vince: "If you sort of feel lucky and you're around the vicinity of a casino ... it kind of pulls me there." Matt: "I could have five dollars in my pocket and I'd still venture down with that feeling of chance that I could turn it into something" |
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Broadcast 2014-03-18 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Gambling -- Psychology.
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Money -- Psychological aspects.
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Poker.
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Sports betting.
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Teenage gamblers.
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Youth -- Psychology.
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Streaming video
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Brockie, Jenny, host
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Addamo, Michael, contributor
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Britt, Lauren, contributor
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Fung, Paul, contributor
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Gainsbury, Sally, contributor
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Islam, Sami, contributor
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Kale, Sudhir, contributor
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Lau, Aaron, contributor
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Nichani, Prateek, contributor
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Tan, Vince, contributor
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Torcasio, Matthew, contributor
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