Phoenix (1998)
In this town, the heat can kill you.
Género : Drama, Suspense, Crimen, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 47M
Director : Danny Cannon
Sinopsis
A pesar de ser un profesional intachable como policía, Harry (Ray Liotta), en su vida privada, es un jugador empedernido cargado de innumerables deudas. Los problemas surgen cuando, junto con dos amigos, decide estafar al dueño de un club nocturno para hacer frente a sus acreedores. (FILMAFFINITY)
Since young, Shi Tian Cai (Li Nanxing) was known among his peers to be the junior gambling king thanks to his gambling addict of a father. Years later, Tian Cai gets married to Zhi Hui who is about to give birth. All this while Tian Cai have been supporting his family through gambling, but with a kid now on board, things just got tougher. Without hesitation Tian Cai dabbles with the high-stake circles and with his talent and reputation manages to make a huge windfall. Tian Cai's much sought after talent in the gambling circle generates envy from Taiwanese tycoon Li Guan Jun, and each step that Tian Cai takes brings him closer to his nemesis.
Slip and Sach are working for a local newspaper as a reporter and photographer, respectively. Slip wants to get the goods on a local gambling ring that is fixing sporting events, so he and Sach go undercover to expose the ring.
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Adaptación del libro de memorias del mismo título de Beth Raymer. En 2001, Beth llega a Las Vegas con la esperanza de trabajar como camarera en algún casino importante. Al principio, tuvo que conformarse con servir mesas en un simple restaurante, pero uno de los clientes del local le presentó a Dink, un profesional de las apuestas deportivas que andaba buscando a alguien de confianza.
Como parte de una apuesta, un jugador compulsivo acepta casarse con el ganador, un jugador profesional. Antes de que él pueda "cobrar", ella se escapa de la ciudad. El jugador contrata a un detective privado para localizarla y poder cobrar sus "ganancias".
Lui is the tyrant of gamblers in Macau. He puts forward a masked Saint Of Gamblers to cover for him in the casino. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam has lost his livelihood since the real Saint Of Gamblers retired. So he sets out in search of the new Saint. He discovers God Bless You, who possesses extraordinary powers and takes him under his wing. God meets Ho, the Goddess Of Gamblers from Thailand, and learns that she has planned to kill Yuen and her younger brother, Lung. Lui, knowing that God is in love with Yuen, abducts her so that God will be too depressed to perform well in the competition. But then something unexpected turns up...
The Money is about a poor farmer whose bid for a better life ends up bringing calamity to his family. At the urging of loan shark Eok Jo (Choi Nam Hyun), Bong Su (Kim Seung Ho) sells his cows to start a business but he loses everything to a conman (No Kyung Hee). Bong Su accidentally kills Eok Jo in a fight and takes his money, and the police trace the crime back to Bong Su's son.
In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.
Amador y Fidel son dos pequeños timadores de playa que actúan en Torremolinos y alrededores con más desdicha que fortuna y viviendo tan de milagro que Dolores, esposa de Fidel, le ha abandonado porque no le considera capaz de dedicarse a algo serio y honrado. Eduardo, un amigo de ambos y que además es el cerebro del grupo, tiene la idea de hacer creer a un millonario que juega en un casino que Amador es un hombre-elefante.
Jersey is a popular gambler in Mongkok. One day, he takes a trip to Japan with her girlfriend, Nancy, they come to Chinese resaurant. Suddenly, a gang of Japanese triads comes in and starts a fight. Just at the moment when he is in danger, the restaurant owner uses a special card - casting skill to save him. Jersey recognize it is the skill of Cool, the Gambling King, but the owner refuses to admit that Cool is still alive. Cool finally admit his true identity and tells Jersey that Ho Yan was orginally his girlfriend but now she is the wife of Yeung. Cool treated Yeung like his brother, but he is jealous of Cool's beautiful grilfriend and wealth. Yeung conspired to take away Cool's everthing. With Jersey's help, Cool decides to get Ho Yan back, but he does not realizes that Yeung is setting another trap for him.
What lies in the hearts of men.
1806: Un oficial del Ejército obtiene de una avejentada condesa el secreto para ganar perpetuamente a las cartas. Lo malo es que esta lo obtuvo a través de un pacto con el Diablo.
Betting Bangarraju is all about a person who took 5 years to finish his degree but never failed in betting. By his capable calculations he always succeeded in all the bets. Such a character when it comes across a damsel what happens next is all the movie about.
El señor Higgins tiene cuatro hijas y tres yernos. Cada uno de ellos gestiona una de sus empresas. Dan Brooks odia dirigir la compañía de fabricación de papel. Él prefiere dedicar su atención a su caballo de carreras "Broadway Bill". Alice, la hija preferida de Higgins, animará a Dan cuando la esposa de éste se niegue a apoyarlo en las carreras. Higgins obliga a Dan a vender su caballo y a asumir sus obligaciones en la fábrica. A pesar de ello, Dan sigue obsesionado por las carreras, y Alice se enamora de él.
When a young couple loses all of their money at a casino, the husband performs certain "favours" in order to work the debt off, while his wife is unaware of this kinky arrangement.
Chris Hale, un jugador sin escrúpulos, llega a un pequeño pueblo en el que supuestamente vivió cuando era niño. Pronto consigue encandilar a los vecinos, y utiliza su encanto personal para seducir a Elaine Corelli, una rica heredera postrada en una silla de ruedas, tras un accidente. Aunque intenta enderezar su vida, Chris tendrá que resolver asuntos turbios del pasado.
Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won't leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets tangled up with gamblers and Rusty's girl Evelyn Corey makes a play for him.
Al encargarse profesionalmente del mantenimiento del campo de golf del Presidente Country Club después de un periodo de inactividad, Mike Banning se ve envuelto en una espiral de problemas y turbios asuntos. El interés de Banning por ingresar en el club se debe a la voluntad de ayudar a su amigo Doc Brewer, un jugador que adeuda una importante suma de dinero. Las mismas intenciones parecen perseguir a Cynthia, la esposa del director del club, Jonathan Linus.
Shakthi, a trekking guide, goes to Bangkok after he receives a patch-up invitation from his lover Roopa, who had broken up with him. En route, he strikes up a friendship Maya. When Roopa doesn’t arrive for the rendezvous, Shakthi decides to return to India but gets embroiled in a mystery where he is taken for a millionaire businessman. Pretty soon, even Shakthi starts doubting his own identity. Can he get out of this conundrum?
Amadeo es un mediocre empleado de banca que nunca alcanzará ese tranquilo nivel económico con el que todo el mundo sueña. Tampoco Fermín tiene muy seguro su futuro; cobra el paro y hace chapuzas vendiendo libros y haciendo contratos de entierros pagados a plazos. Por distintas razones llegan a la conclusión de que el bingo puede llegar a ser la solución de sus males, y ambos personajes se conocen en la cola de entrada a un local del bingo. Aúnan sus esfuerzos pero ni siquiera así logran sacar dinero al juego, pero ya están atrapados por el vicio y siguen jugando aunque para ello tengan que recurrir a todo tipo de trucos para lograr el dinero necesario.