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. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.6710407 For help with gambling addiction visit: www.responsiblegambling.org If you or someone you know is struggling, here’s where to get help: • Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (phone) | 45645 (text between 4 p.m. and midnight ET). • Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (phone), live chat counselling on the website, http://kidshelpphone.ca/. • Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: Find a 24-hour crisis centre, https://suicideprevention.ca/resources/. #SportsBetting #Gambling #Canada 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 Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn Connect with The Fifth Estate online: Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq Facebook : http://bit.ly/1UO9B8S Twitter : http://bit.ly/237VM8P Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs About The Fifth Estate: For four decades, The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley and Steven D'Souza continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.