Action
A four-part docu-series "Action" takes a look at the legalization of once-taboo sports gambling. "Action" chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, oddsmakers, and bookies throughout the 2018 NFL season. The Supreme Court lifted the ban on sports betting, allowing anyone to partake in the biggest gambling day of the year -- Super Bowl Sunday. Stephen Espinoza of Showtime Networks Inc. says, "Through the lens of industry professionals and real-life gamblers within every virtual layer of the business -- both legal and illegal -- "Action" delivers a one-of-a-kind look as sports gambling enters a brave new world."
S1, EP4 "Action"
As the 2018 NFL season concludes with Super Bowl LIII, professional gamblers, handicappers and more place wagers on the biggest gambling day of the year; major sports leagues begin to embrace the gambling industry as legalization expands.
S1, EP3 "Action"
As the 2018 NFL Playoffs kick off, professional gamblers, handicappers, polarizing consultants and daily fantasy players are chronicled as they make their picks during the busiest gambling period of the year.
S1, EP2 "Action"
Professional gamblers, handicappers, polarizing consultants, illegal bookies and more are chronicled as the 2018 NFL season continues, revealing their introduction to legalized sports betting and the hazards of the industry.
S1, EP1 "Action"
Introducing a diverse cross-section of the gambling community and exploring the evolving impact legalization will have on the industry following a landmark 2018 court ruling to lift the ban on sports betting.
