Episode 18: Gambling Movies

The very thing that makes people want to gamble - the inherent excitement - makes a casino the perfect setting for a film. While gambling may seem glamorous, there’s often a dark side, complete with people in over their heads and gambling their lives away, sometimes literally.

Episode Resources:
Rounders
Molly’s Game
Molly Bloom and Aaron Sorkin on the Real Story Behind ‘Molly’s Game’
The Real Celebrity Stories Behind ‘Molly’s Game’
Mississippi Grind
Hard Eight
The Cooler
Croupier