Ex-mercenary Nick Escalante, a hard-hitting man with dreams of a better life, slowly walks the neon-lit streets of Las Vegas. He's a loner in a ruthless city, where life itself can become a deadly gamble. Like so many other in town, Nick is held prisoner by his crippling compulsion - working the casinos. When his ex-girlfriend turns up beaten and asking for his help, Nick swears revenge on her attacker - the son of a notorious mobster. A trained expert able to change even a credit card into a lethal weapon, Nick meticulously plots his retaliation, ultimately turning the unsuspecting city in a raging battle zone.