Lucky Number

Jan 1, 1990

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Overview

Lucky Number addresses the world of compulsive gamblers. Topics include who these individuals are, what drives them to gamble, the consequences of compulsive gambling, and treatments available to them. Interviews with gamblers, various experts (such as professors), and major individuals (such as Pete Rose and Brian Maloney) are also present.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Maryland Public Television

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Cast

Host

Charles Gibson

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Documentary tracing the attempts of a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institue students to become rich playing blackjack at casinos throughout the United States and the attempts of the casinos' management to thwart them.

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Jackpot

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The Hot Shoe

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8.0

Extreme Animal Weapons

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NOVA: Extreme Animal Weapons From lobster claws and dog teeth to bee stings and snake fangs, every creature depends on a weapon. But some are armed to extremes that make no practical sense - whether it's bull elks with giant 40-pound antler racks or tiny rhinoceros beetles with horns bigger than their body. What explains giant tusks, horns and claws that can slow an animal down and even impair health and nutrition? Showcasing astonishing wildlife cinematography, Extreme Animal Weapons investigates the riddle of outsize weaponry and uncovers a bold new theory about what triggers an animal arms race. In creatures as varied as dung beetles and saber-toothed tigers, shrimp and elephants, the same hidden factors trigger the race and, once started, these arms races unfold in exactly the same pattern. In this enthralling special, NOVA cracks the secret biological code that underlies nature's battleground.

7.1

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul

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Years after serving time for betting on games he officiated, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy revisits the scandal that shook up the league.

8.8

Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports

Jun 2, 2016

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6.0

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Mar 29, 2009

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7.2

Monarch

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The film takes a look at a professional gambler, who very successfully specialized on the German version of the slot machine.

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Out of Luck

Feb 4, 2015

An in depth look at the full effect of State Lotteries on the players and the people around them.

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Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

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The Bowler

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10.0

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