▁g amb ling ▁problem ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁solution , ▁and ▁that ▁he ' ll ▁only ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁forward ▁by ▁returning ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁to ▁face ▁his ▁dem ons ▁head ▁on . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Steve ▁Bus c emi ▁as ▁John , ▁a ▁qu itting ▁g amb ler ▁ ▁Rom any ▁Mal co ▁as ▁Vir g il , ▁an ▁ins urance ▁fra ud ▁investig ator ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Silver man ▁as ▁J ill , ▁John ' s ▁co - worker ▁and ▁love ▁interest ▁ ▁Peter ▁D ink lage ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Town send , ▁John ' s ▁b oss ▁ ▁Tim ▁Bla ke ▁Nelson ▁as ▁Ned , ▁a ▁n ude ▁milit ant ▁ ▁D anny ▁Tre jo ▁as ▁B ism ar ck ▁ ▁John ▁Cho ▁as ▁Sm itt y , ▁a ▁car n ival ▁human ▁tor ch ▁ ▁Em man uelle ▁Ch ri qui ▁as ▁T ast y ▁D ▁L ite , ▁a ▁par ap leg ic ▁stri pper ▁ ▁Av iva ▁as ▁Pen ny ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁$ 2 1 , 6 6 6 ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end ▁at ▁# 5 0 ▁and ▁reported ly ▁gross ▁domestic ▁box ▁office ▁rece i pts ▁tot aled ▁just ▁over ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁mostly ▁received ▁mostly ▁negative ▁reviews , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 4 % ▁rating ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁" f resh " ▁ratings ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁" rott en " ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Nash