Jack Manfred drømmer om at blive professionel forfatter, men da han lider af skriveblokering, tager han et job som croupier for at understøtte sin kunst. Jack forholder sig betragtende og iagttager hasardspillerne med den samme kølige nøgternhed, som han tilfører den roman, som han begynder at skrive om sine bedrifter på jobbet. Han spiller aldrig, men da en smuk kasinostamgæst lokker ham med på en farlig men potentielt lukrativ fidus, er Jack overbevist om, at oddsene er med ham. Hvad han dog ikke ved, er, at han vil synke dybere ned i spillets fristelser, end han nogensinde kunne have forudsagt.

Plot:
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her luck; under pressure from her creditors she approaches Jack, asking him to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. Jack carefully considers the odds; it all looks so simple, but even a professional like Jack can't predict the cards he will be dealt. Written by Anonymous A struggling author uses his father's connections to get a job running a roulette wheel at a casino. Soon he meets a woman who seduces him and then encourages him to join her associates in a robbery scheme. He joins, however, he uses his experiences for the plot of his book, "I, Croupier". Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net> Jack Manfred is a struggling novelist in London. To make ends meet, he sells his beloved car and, through connections through his South African father, gets a job as a croupier at the Golden Lion Casino, a second tier casino in London. Jack had previous training as such back in South Africa. He doesn't particularly like being a croupier, but he's good at it and finds a certain pleasure in watching gamblers, for who he has disdain, lose. His girlfriend, Marion, an ex-police officer, doesn't like his new job either despite the money it is bringing into the household. The casino has a strict set of employee policies, including no gambling ever, no relationships with other casino employees and no fraternizing at all with the gamblers - also known as the punters - outside of the casino. Although Jack cannot tolerate cheaters, he is not averse to bending these employee rules when it suits his fancy. As time goes on, he begins to observe casino life with a certain distance, through the eyes of "Jake", the main character in his novel and his alter ego. Jack allows Jake to do things he would never do himself just to see how the story plays out. Written by Huggo