A writer's descent into the casino underworld reveals how moral compromises and orchestrated schemes trap him in a cycle of complicity.
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
Mike Hodges
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