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Program: Shaun Micallef wants to know why Australians love punting

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Australians love sports punting, but we're not very good at it. We lose more than eight billion dollars annually. Shaun Micallef has released a new series investigating our love of the punt and whether we might untangle our sport from our gambling. 

Featured: Shaun Micallef, filmmaker. 

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Comedian Shaun Micallef takes a punt on why Aussies love gambling in Going For Broke.

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