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Gambled Away - The Story of an Addiction

2003

In this documentary film Jürgen Weyhausen has been fired from his high-paying job because of embezzlement of company funds. It’s not the first time, as he always manages to right himself, only to hit the skids again. As a gambling addict and alcoholic, he has had his ups and downs, always has a woman at his side at the gambling table. After his last crisis, he seeks help at Synanon in
Berlin. He finds work at a furniture company, falls in love again, then goes on a 14-day drinking spree. Jürgen Weyhausen is not the classic loser. He’s a gambler who can’t break the addition. The turnover in casinos is 20 million Euros annually.
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