Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen set to star in film about gambling company Paddy Power
Irish actors Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen are set to star in a film about the rise of the gambling company Paddy Power. Based on a book by journalist Aaron Rogan, the movie explores the company's aggressive marketing tactics and its controversial impact on global gambling addiction.
Why it matters
The film highlights the intersection of corporate growth, aggressive marketing, and the societal costs of the gambling industry.
Irish actors Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen are set to star in a new film about the rise of betting company Paddy Power .
Brian Gleeson and Alex Murphy will also appear in the upcoming movie.
The film, which was announced by Irish media production company Playhouse Studios, is based on Punters: How Paddy Power Bet Billions and Changed Gambling Forever , a book by journalist Aaron Rogan.
Peggy Cafferty, chief executive of Playhouse, said the story of the betting company “stood out immediately as a story with real scale, authentic dark humour, grit and tenacity”.
Paddy Power was formed from the merger of three Irish bookmakers in 1988 and has grown into a global gambling firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a market value of €13 billion.
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