Although very successful and netting more than 6 million Hong Kong dollars at the box offices, the film was criticized because there "gambling is no longer a social vice but a means by which one can get ahead quickly by achieving instant monetary gains.

The concept of morality or righteousness is irrelevant: the utilitarian motive of individual accumulation of instant wealth is paramount.

Kit arranges a game of pai gow with some friends, including a wealthy man and his wife Pei-pei.

He then spots Kit sitting outside Pei-pei's home, apparently having spent the whole night waiting for Man to show up.

One evening, Kit watches a quiz show hosted by Wong But-man and is able to answer every question correctly.

Kit mentions a man he knows, Bully, a former pimp who works as a debt collector, who might have connections to get more money for betting.

Man and Kit later meet Bully, who reveals that he has been working for a notorious and influential loan shark named Ching, who operates a large illegal gambling den.

Ching is a ruthless and violent loan shark, who regularly assaults his thugs for failing to meet standards and even guests who win too much in his place.

They later meet Bully at a diner, who also tells Man that Ching enjoys playing Mahjong and often have the advantage of having extra tiles to win his opponents.

However, Man's act of disabling the telephone lines is discovered by a street bum, who later informs Ching.

Seeing this as an opportunity to leave his wife and sister at home, Man also invites Pei-pei to the resort.

To escape the ensuing argument, Man accidentally locks himself out of his room, only to realise that Ching and his thugs have tracked him to the resort.

A long chase throughout the resort ensues, which involves barging through another hotel guest's (Lee Kwan) room, the lobby, a hairdressing salon, a Japanese restaurant and kitchen.

He secretly switches the casino dice with his own to 'win' many rounds of craps, much to the astonishment of other players, the dealer and Ching.

Man then admits to the dealer that he has cheated in order to be arrested by security, rather than falling into Ching's hands.

Gwai ma seung sing is the debut Cantonese album by Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui, released in 1974 by Polydor Records.