DANGEROUS GAME: When Gambling Becomes an Addiction
Television Documentary * Current Events
Scriptwriter and Director: Peter Thomsen
Cinematographer: Stephan Mussil, Norbert Arnsteiner
Sound Technician: Mario Hopfgartner
Music: Alexander Bresgen
Narration: Horst F. Mayer
Production Manager: Peter Thomsen
Format: Digi-Beta * 4:3* 45 Minutes
1999
Produced for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) and the
Austrian Ministry of Education
Synopsis
Whether in a casino, at a slot machine or filling out a lottery ticket: For most people these forms of gambling are a harmless amusement. For others it becomes a game without constraints. They risk everything and in doing so ruin their lives and the lives of their families.
