大陆青年左颂星（周星驰）到港投靠三叔（吴孟达），嗜赌的三叔发现他有特异功能后，以为找到发家致富的康庄大道，开始带他出入各大赌场，并要他以赌神为偶像，将赌技再发扬光大成为新一代赌圣。 　　风头正劲的左颂星引起台湾赌王陈松与香港赌王洪光（秦沛）的注意，双方均欲夺左颂星为其手下代表其出席世界赌王大赛。陈松成功将左颂星罗至门下后，洪光派来美女绮梦（张敏）将左颂星迷得晕头转向，又在大赛决赛时刻令绮梦消失，以期左颂星无心应战将赌王宝座拱手相让。Sing, a dumb, lovable mainlander with supernatural powers comes to China to visit his uncle Tat. When it's revealed that Sing can see through objects, Tat employs him as "The Saint of Gamblers," and proceeds to set him loose in the gambling world.