Wednesday, July 21, 2004

The US copies British 'Double or Nothing' gambling show

NBC casting for American edition of British 'Double or Nothing' gambling show

US Network NBC seems to be running light on reality TV shows as they once again look to the UK and Europe for inspiration.
They've decided to copy the Double-or-Nothing documentary in which gambler, Ashley Revell, allegedly sold off all his possessions to gamble everything on a roulette spin.

In Ashley's case, he put $135,000 on red and left the table with $270,000 as 'red 7' came up and Sky One breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The Americans, always worried about any psychological effects this may have (and i would guess more worried about any potential lawsuits this may bring), are already planning on getting any suitable contestants to meet with a psychologist first.

I think NBC need to do the same

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