Sports betting in Canada: Are we making a bad gamble? - The Fifth Estate

Ontario is awash in ads promoting betting on sports. The Fifth Estate explores the sudden spike in gambling options and why some in the United Kingdom, where gambling advertising is being scaled back, say Canada is making a bad bet.

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producer/director
TIMOTHY SAWA

writer
BOB MCKEOWN
TIMOTHY SAWA

associate producer
ANDREW CULBERT
SATBIR SINGH AULAKH

additional producing
VIRGINIA SMART

video editor
IAN HOAG

senior videographer
JOHN BADCOCK csc

additional cinematography
ANDY HINCENBERGS
JON CASTELL
YAN THEORET
JOE FIORINO
PATRICK MORRELL

archival material
CANADIAN GAMING SUMMIT
CFL
CNN
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
GETTY IMAGES
NHL
PARLVU
POND5
REUTERS
SPORTSNET
TMX GROUP
TSN
TWITTER
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
YOUTUBE

editing support
RYAN FERGUSON

Intern
RISI BELLO

graphic designers
TIM KINDRACHUK
FROILAN UNTALASCO

graphic directors
ELA AZZOPARDI
JEFF GOLDHAR

visual research
LESLIE MORRISON

media management
ABRAHAM BARMADA

post audio
RON SEARLES

colourist
SCOTT McINTYRE

rollout producer
LEANNE STEPNOW

social media producer
BRITNEI BILHETE

digital producer
JANET DAVISON

theme music
STEVE D'ANGELO

project manager
VICTOR KERR

associate director
NANCI KING

packaging editor
ALESSIA PROTOMANNI

resource coordinators
MEGAN BEECKMANS
SAM NAR

coordinating associate director
RHONDA KIRKPATRICK

senior producer
ALLYA DAVIDSON

executive producer
DIANA SWAIN

original broadcast
JANUARY 12, 2023

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