ights ▁into ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁g amb ling ▁world . ▁He ▁is ▁una ware ▁that ▁the ▁Dutch man ' s ▁t ough ▁gu y ▁enfor cer , ▁" Pan ama ▁Hat " ▁is ▁closely ▁following ▁him ▁until ▁the ▁Hat ▁William ▁Smith ▁confront s ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁pool ▁as ▁Tag gart ▁attempts ▁to ▁relax ▁on ▁a ▁cha ise ▁l oun ge . ▁Pan ama ▁Hat ▁orders ▁Tag gart ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁immediately , ▁and ▁sett le ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch man , ▁or ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁dire ▁consequences . ▁ ▁Tag gart ' s ▁risk - add iction ▁and ▁per enn ial ▁g amb ling ▁money - loss es ▁ultimately ▁sp ill ▁over ▁into ▁his ▁personal ▁life . ▁After ▁a ▁day ▁trip ▁to ▁K not t ' s ▁Ber ry ▁Farm ▁Tag gart ▁brings ▁his ▁young ▁daughter ▁( B rid get te ▁Anders en ) ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁Park ; ▁At ▁the ▁track ▁press box , ▁they ▁see ▁and ▁chat ▁with ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁f amed ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁newspaper ▁sport sw rit ers ▁Jim ▁Murray ▁and ▁Alan ▁Mal am ud . ▁Tag gart ▁is ▁now ▁trying ▁to ▁stop ▁g amb ling - but ▁at ▁the ▁rac et rack ▁watching ▁the ▁races , ▁he ▁is ▁phys ically ▁assault ed ▁by ▁a ▁track - go er ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁ow es ▁money . ▁Report ing ▁to ▁work ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁Her ald ▁Ex am iner , ▁his ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁( John ▁Sax on ) ▁says ▁he ▁lov es ▁the ▁"