High Stakes
This thorough examination of the growth of gambling over the last 50 years stops off in the Seventies, when London could claim to be one of the casino capitals of the world.
In the second of three parts, John Inverdale talks to some of the players about how a wave of high-rollers from the Middle East brought their oil-related wealth to venues such as the Playboy Club.
In Las Vegas, the Mob's domination of the gaming industry was challenged by billionaire recluse Howard Hughes, and there are interviews with the real-life characters from the movie Casino.
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