Playing the Machines

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 60 min
  • Premiere: 2009. March 24.

Video lottery addiction is a serious problem in Canada, but does the government's need for revenue mean the enormous social costs are being ignored? This is a story about a society hooked on gambling and the people trying to force lottery corporations to come clean and take responsibility for what's happening to people whose lives are being devastated by Playing Machines. Also at the center of the story, a pugnacious Canadian Actor, John Dunsworth (Trailer Park Boys), who's gambling addictions nearly destroyed his career.

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Directing

Barbara Doran

Director

Editing

Production

Rob Blackie

Producer

Barbara Doran

Executive Producer

Lynne Wilson

Associate Producer

Elizabeth Klinck

Researcher

Sound

Mark Neary

Sound Recordist

Writing