In the first episode of the classic series, Jonathan Rendall took a £12,000 advance of Channel 4's money and started to bet - on the horses, in the slot machines, at the boxing and in the casino
Per capita, Australians were the world's biggest gamblers when Jonathan Rendall took his classic journey into the heart of gambling culture. How would he cope down under, outside his own environment?
America is the final destination on Jonathan Rendall's gambling journey. From Atlantic City to Vegas, the late writer tried to reclaim some profit from the £12,000 that Channel 4 gave him to gamble.