Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas

Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Written by	Louis Theroux
Starring	Louis Theroux
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	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 Las Vegas, 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

1. Gibson, Janine (2007-02-05). "Louis does Las Vegas". Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-10-05.
2. "Louis takes a big gamble". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
3. "Promising show, terrible time". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
4. Moran, Caitlin (2007-02-05). "Vegas Louis evens out the odds". Times (London). Retrieved 2010-10-05.
5. "Louis Theroux". SMH. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2010-10-05.

External links

• Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas at BBC Programmes
• Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas at the Internet Movie Database