Sometimes life tells stories which are so incredible that you would say: This sounds like a novel. And sometimes a novel is not only a product of sheer phantasy but also the truth. Eloy Castillo emigrates from the poor Galicia, the Northwest of Spain, to New York. He is mercylessly roped into the pulsating life of the "e;new world"e; and he has to learn to impose himself. A vacation with the love of his life Joyce opens him the door to a fascinating but still unknown dimesion. Eloy Castillo learns in a tough school. Then he becames"e;THE ROULETTE PLAYER"e;. His mentor, the prosperous and mysterious Aaron Schneider, uses this young man for his own long nourished act of revenge against the "e;honourable society"e;. But intuitively Eloy sees through this plan and uncovers the older man's secret. When Claire Anderson, an as enigmatic character as Eloy, crosses his ways, he additionally comes in a godfather's line of fire and is mercilessly hunted. But his intelligence and cleverness helps him to overcome brisk and explosive situations. But he is not only be left with an enormous fortune - he also has a serious problem