Deadly Bet

Deadly Bet

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

1992 · 92 min · ★ 6.4 · Action

Jeff Wincott plays a gambler who puts his life on the line to buy his way out of the clutches of a mobster.

Directed by Richard W. Munchkin · Written by Robert Tiffe

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