Movie Night: Owning Mahowny
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It is best to show the selected movie in a theater if possible. The classroom type chairs are not conducive to retention. Additionally, it is recommended that the person posing these questions and making comments watches the movie with the students so that the nuances of the film can be fresh in everyone's minds.

"Owning Mahowny": Synopsis of the film
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

CCPG program staff will attend showings of this movies so as to assist with talking points.

Definitions:

The definition of Gambling is: The act of risking money, property, or something else of value on an activity with an uncertain outcome.

Problem Gambling occurs when gambling interferes with usual activities and responsibilities, and has other negative consequences.

Pathological Gambling is the most severe form of problem gambling. It is persistent, maladaptive gambling behavior that compromises, disrupts and damages personal, family or vocational pursuits leading to adverse consequences.

Professional Gamblers attempt to earn a living through disciplined use of their skills in gambling. Many would-be professional gamblers lose control and become problem gamblers. The bookie's occupation is illegal gambling operator, not professional gambler.