Internet gambling projects are taking over Hollywood. The latest craze marks the entrance of internet gambling into the world of movies.

Internet Gambling on Film

Internet gambling has become the latest craze in the movie world. There are about 10 projects in development at the major studios as we speak. Many of the world's top name stars are trying to get in on the action and ride this latest pop culture wave of internet gambling. Why the sudden interest you ask? Internet gambling has been around for almost 10 years now, and for years no studio was willing the touch the subject with a ten foot pole. Then Ben Affleck started playing poker.and winning. More and more celebrities joined the poker tournament bandwagon and a cult was born. Soon the poker based "Rounders", a movie wholly ignored at the time of its release, was the talk of the town again.

Internet Gambling Projects Abound

The new internet gambling movies come at the subject from wildly varying angles. One script is about a woman who plays black jack at home all day, slowly having internet gambling take over her life. It is definitely more of an emotional drama. Another script takes on internet gambling from a crime thriller point of view. A man has his identity slowly taken away while internet gambling. There's also a movie about a man who wins millions on progressive slots and how that win changes his life. So many internet gambling films - so little time!