一个小青年和人赌博，输掉一大笔钱，走投无路。兄弟跟他一样是不务正业，母亲已经白发苍苍，他该何去何从呢？

一个小青年和人赌博，输掉一大笔钱，走投无路。兄弟跟他一样是不务正业，母亲已经白发苍苍，他该何去何从呢？

A young writer goes to Paris. He meets in the train a young woman forced to marry a wealthy casino manager in Monte Carlo. His true love for the girl is about to direct him to Monte Carlo and to turn himself into a compulsive gambler. He'll lose his money, his integrity and his principles to save this girl from her future while fighting the demon of gambling with the most powerful weapon a man can have: love.

沃尔伯格饰演的吉姆·本内特（Jim Bennett）既是大学英语文学教授，又是一个大手笔的赌徒。他让学生打假球，使自己在赌局中牟利。随着赌瘾日渐加深，他的生活陷入万劫不复之中。由于债台高筑，他不得不已自己的生命为代价，向一位高利贷大佬弗兰克借债。

In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino…

心机深沉的刘灵灵与同伙王铁哥，以找工作受挫，装可怜为由接近善良的老头，伺机骗取钱财。刘灵灵凭借花言巧语迷惑老头，还离间其与儿子张明的关系，成功骗走大额钱款。幸得张明女友晓雅察觉异常，及时报警。最终骗局揭穿，骗子落网，钱款追回，老头与张明冰释前嫌，一家人重拾温情。