The Music of Chance is based on a Paul Auster novel and stars James Spader. The story of a Rounder who gets picked up hitchhiking by a guy whose marriage has just fallen apart. Rounder persuades divorcee to stake him in a juicy game against two old rich guys.
Game not juicy. Rich guys win. Losers can't pay and so winners extract their pound of flesh through manual labour. Great book, great film.