Insulted that she is forced to perform her 'high art' in a chaotic hotel, Maria haughtily refuses her share of Chuck's profits, but later apologizes for her behavior. One day in the casino, as temperamental prima ballerina Maria Corvier storms out of her rehearsal in the Copa Room, Chuck grabs her hand for good luck during his game of roulette and consequently wins.
Each year, rancher Chuck Rodwell returns to the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where he hopes to make a fortune using that year's profits to gamble, despite years of losses at the casino's tables.
