Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas | |
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Written by | Louis Theroux |
Starring | Louis Theroux, Allan Earlick |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original release | 4 February 2007 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Louis and the Nazis |
Followed by | The Most Hated Family in America |
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux. He heads to the Las Vegas Hilton, to reveal the world behind the myths of casino culture.[1][2][3] Among the people he meets are two of the casino's 'high-rollers' and an employee who looks after them as well as a retired doctor who says she has gambled away $4 million in seven years. The programme was first broadcast on 4 February 2007 on BBC Two.
Reception[]
The Times newspaper gave the documentary a positive review.[4] The Sydney Morning Herald commented "There's an element of prurient ogling at the sheer, mind-boggling waste but Theroux also attempts to unravel the troubled relationship between the largesse the casino bestows upon its favourites and the resulting gratitude and loyalty of the gamblers - many of whom fall into the "addicted" category, much as they would deny it."[5]
References[]
- ^ Gibson, Janine (5 February 2007). "Louis does Las Vegas". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Louis takes a big gamble". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Promising show, terrible time". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Moran, Caitlin (5 February 2007). "Vegas Louis evens out the odds". Times. London. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Louis Theroux". SMH. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
External links[]
- Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
- BBC television documentaries
- 2007 television specials
- Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley
- Gambling films
- Documentary films about cities in the United States
- Westgate Las Vegas
- Documentary films about Nevada
- Television episodes set in Las Vegas
- BBC travel television series