Sheng ( Lay Zhang) after being rejected for promotion, takes up another opportunity in Singapore. No More Bets will be screening in UK and Ireland cinemas starting September 8, courtesy of Trinity Asia Yet it is so much more than just a simple damnation, as Western audiences will discover as it arrives on their shores this month. “ No More Bets” from the mainland then comes across as a riposte to this with the dangers of online gambling and the devastation it causes at the forefront of its thriller narrative. Whist the films may often be violent, in the main they showed a glamour to the lifestyle even if the consequences could be dire. From “Games Gamblers Play” through to the “ From Vegas to Macau” series, they encapsulate the desire for financial gain that would filter through society. The gambling film is synonymous with the Hong Kong movie industry.
