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Going for Broke

She played her life away ... one coin at a time.

5.2

2003•1h 28m

With the innocent dropping of a few coins into a video poker machine, Laura Bancroft's world is about to change forever. Inspired by true events, Going for Broke is the compelling, hard-hitting story of one woman's overwhelming addiction to gambling.

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Production

Cast

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Delta Burke

Laura Bancroft

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Gerald McRaney

Jim Bancroft

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Elliot Page

Jennifer Bancroft

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Matthew Harbour

Tommy Bancroft

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Patricia Gage

Lois

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Joyce Gordon

Belle Patchit

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Francis X. McCarthy

Brad Bradford

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Mary Donnelly-Haskell

Martine Miller

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Spiro Malandrakis

Conner

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Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Ms. Jenkins

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Gillian Ferrabee

Principal

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Richard Jutras

Kenneth Dowling

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Alan Fawcett

Howard Davenport

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Susan Almgren

Mrs. Meyers

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Marie-Marguerite Sabongui

Shari

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Cecile Cristobal

Cindy

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Natalie Vansier

Erin

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Danny Blanco Hall

Police Officer

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