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Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth
All bets were on.
2020·1h 16m·★ 6.8
The rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Through a series of candid interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2017.
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Light commitment · 1h 16m
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