A drama about a late middle aged, self absorbed, misogynist, small time, gambler, whose current passion is craps shooting. He goes to Las Vegas in an attempt to realize his dream of becoming a \"heavy hitter\", a big time bettor. There he gets involved with a vice boss, her henchman who's scheming to take her place, his call girl cohort and an old associate of his, from back home, who was formerly a petty criminal but who is now a born again Christian. The protagonist is brought face to face with his frailties as the story ends with a series of violent acts, surrounding he theft of five million dollars from the vice lords.