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Going for Broke (2003)
With the innocent dropping of a few coins into a video poker machine, Laura Bancroft's world is about to change forever. Inspired by true events, Going for Broke is the compelling, hard-hitting story of one woman's overwhelming addiction to gambling.
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With the innocent dropping of a few coins into a video poker machine, Laura Bancroft's world is about to change forever. Inspired by true events, Going for Broke is the compelling, hard-hitting story of one woman's overwhelming addiction to gambling.
Rating:
Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Deborah Serra
In Theaters:7/14/2003
Box Office:
Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:Brayton-Carlucci Productions, Viacom Productions, Lifetime
Cast
Graeme Campbell
Director
Delta Burke
Laura Bancroft
Gerald McRaney
Jim Bancroft
Elliot Page
Jennifer Bancroft
Matthew Harbour
Tommy Bancroft
Patricia Gage
Lois
Joyce Gordon
Belle Patchit
Francis X. McCarthy
Brad Bradford
Mary Donnelly-Haskell
Martine Miller
Spiro Malandrakis
Conner
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Ms. Jenkins
Gillian Ferrabee
Principal
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