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Why are Gambling Machines Addictive?

Panorama

Run Time: 30 mins

Air Date: Mon, 12 Sept 2016

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BBC One

Season 64 - Episode 28

Why are Gambling Machines Addictive?

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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.

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