Kaiji Ito, having erased his debts through risky games, finds himself in debt again a year later. He gets a chance to clear his 200 million yen debt by taking on "The Swamp," a dangerous pachinko machine with a 1 billion yen payout. Controlled by the illegal Teiai casino, the machine's jackpot is rigged by Ichijo Seiya. Kaiji teams up with Ishida Hiromi, Kotaro Sakazaki, and Yukio Tonegawa, all with personal vendettas