My Best Bet (2025)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 25, 2025Release Date
Plot.
After hastily married the anti-gambling Jing, pathological gambler Ching attends a recovery workshop, but still struggles to resist her urges. Soon discovered by Jing, Ching decides to move away and quit gambling. Jing recalls the true meaning of “together through thick and thin” and promises to stand by his wife. Rich gambler Ian has long held a grudge against Jing for embarrassing him years ago, and determined to take revenge. Jing’s sister Yan and Ching’s brother Ming are taken hostage in Ian’s illegal casino. To rescue them, Ching breaks her vow to quit gambling and, alongside Jing, confronts Ian in a final high-stakes gamble..
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Cast & Crew.

Charlene Choi Cheuk-Yin
Ching

Louis Cheung
Jing

Stanley Yau
Ming

Ng Ka Yan
Yan

Tommy Chu Pak-Hong
Ian

Woo Fung

Yeung Wai-Lun

Renci Yeung
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 25, 2025
Original Name祥賭必贏
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
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Wiki.
My Best Bet (Chinese: 祥賭必贏) is a 2025 Hong Kong comedy film directed and written by Andy Lo. Starring an ensemble cast of Charlene Choi, Louis Cheung, Stanley Yau, Kayan9896, Chu Pak Hong, Bowie Wu, Yeung Wai Lun, and Renci Yeung, the film focuses on a pathological gambler (Choi) who struggles to overcome her addictions after marrying a husband (Cheung) who despises gambling.
The film was conceived and developed in 2024, marking screenwriter-director Andy Lo's return to comedy writing. Principal photography took place from October to November of the same year. It was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 28 January 2024, as a Chinese New Year film of the Year of Snake.