Well-known singer Janet Ellis is opening her tour in the Montecito. Sandra Edelman, her head of security is a very good old friend of Big Ed and she's at the casino for a special reason.

The Montecito sponsors its own American football team for the staff's kids. The Lancers, coached by Danny and Mike, are playing in the championship game. Delinda is pushing for more fashionable uniforms for the team. Meanwhile, one of the team members does not get picked up after the game, and various videos of the game indicate that his father may have been kidnapped. Casino owner Gavin Brunson arrives and demands that his new protégé, and lover, be trained by Sam in the art of casino hosting. Sam and her new trainee do not like each other and compete for clients.

Happy customer double $ billionaire Fred Puterbaugh returns to the Montecito announcing he wants to show his gratitude by taking Ed -he's busy, so Danny- shopping, but isn't content handing both 'trinkets' over $100,000, he decides to buy the Montecito... Talented magician Arnold Peters was to be thrown out for passing out fliers 'Ed Deline called me the best', inexact and totally out of context, but proves a great eye by catching on sight a crafty dice-cheater none of the staff was on to. With his honest $1,000 premium he shows apparent sports scores prediction talent, but his winnings get stolen in the hotel complex- Danny goes after the thief and his accomplice, while penniless Arnold gets a shot at two jobs in the Montecino... Sam must deal with a high-profile regular who pays for almost nothing himself but his bets, yet demands 'scam prices' for services to be dealt with ruthlessly..