Suki is a very devoted gambler. Whenever he goes to Macau, he buys a return ticket in advance, just in case he loses all his money. After breaking up with his girlfriend Cher, who couldn't bear his gambling anymore, Suki meets a girl called Princess Fragrance at a karaoke bar. They later meet again in Macau, both in the hands of a loan shark Brother Face, who threatens to kill them if they don't pay off their debts…

Sing and Mei are two siblings with special powers which the former uses to gamble. When both are unavailable, a gangster hires Fanny, a con artist, to compete in a gambling competition.

2019 film directed by Joshua Safdie and Ben Safdie

Undercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by crime boss Ferrari. So to accomplish his mission, he asks for help from the renowned Master Wong, an expert in gambling tricks.

保羅．奧斯特最受期待的夢幻名作！ 當代文壇最驚悚的文學小說！ 入圍國際筆會「福克納文學獎」決選！ 一個以公路為家的前消防隊員， 一個時運不濟的撲克牌高手， 還有一對與世隔絕的古怪富豪， 三條不同的人生道路，卻在命運的樂聲中交會， 鋪陳出詭譎難測的前途…… 吉姆原本是波士頓的消防隊員，在得到多年不見的父親所留下的大筆遺產後，便辭去工作，變賣一切，買了輛新車周遊美國，從此以公路為家…… 高中畢業後就不曾正式工作過的傑克，靠著高超的牌技四處參加賭局為生，一心夢想能在賭界闖出名號，好到拉斯維加斯參加撲克牌世界大賽…… 一對同名威廉的好友，數年前合買一張樂透彩券，結果中了破紀錄的高額獎金，於是兩人買下賓州一處隱蔽的莊園，成了當地的傳奇人物。 三種人生，三條道路，他們隨著命運的琴聲前行，各因機遇走上目前的道路。一場讓他們相遇的豪賭，將讓誰的命運再次翻轉？除了金錢之外，又有什麼意想不到的籌碼必須放上檯面？ 這部保羅．奧斯特唯一曾被改編拍成電影的小說，之所以值得玩味，不只是因為強大的戲劇張力與鮮明的文字畫面，今天將它放在奧斯特的作品系譜中，更可明顯看出他從《紐約三部曲》、《月宮》到《巨獸》，這一路下來所顯示出的旺盛創作力與企圖心。而從這樣的視角觀察，也才能看出他在主題與形式上的多變，以及始終不變的，對生命的蒼涼凝視。對於這部無數書迷殷殷期盼的經典之作，也因此有了全然不同的閱讀興味與體會。

2009 live action adaptation of the Kaiji manga

2008 film directed by Robert Luketic