They discuss their shared passions – one of which is a love of gambling – and battle it out playing chemin de fer. In GoldenEye (1995) the glamorous Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco is the setting for Bond to meet Xenia Onatopp following their adrenalised car race through the hills. As their relationship flourishes, Tracy leaves him the payment in full the following morning, along with a red carnation. When Tracy makes a bet she cannot back in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), she is assisted by Bond who pretends to be her partner and pays off her debts.

The Palácio Estoril Casino, Estoril, Portugal. Despite winning, Bond bows out to buy a drink for Domino and passes control of the shoe (the card holder which is moved around the table during play). Bond hints at knowing Largo’s allegiances and the ‘SPECTRE of defeat’ before taking his money. In Thunderball (1965), Bond faces SPECTRE’s Emilio Largo at Café Martinique, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. We see 007 play this game more than any other in the series. Trench has a strong hand with eight but is trumped by Bond with a winning hand. The aim of this French card game is to total nine with a hand of two or three cards. Inspired by Fleming’s love of the game, 007 takes on Sylvia Trench at chemin de fer in Dr. Here we take a closer look at each casino appearance from the 24 films.

Over the following 60 years of on-screen adventures, Bond has gambled countless millions in nearly a dozen locations and using a range of aliases. Playing at the chemin de fer table at Le Cercle, Les Ambassadeurs, Bond quickly demonstrates his effortless confidence and skill as a risk taker. The casino has been central to the James Bond universe since the world was first introduced to Sean Connery’s 007 in Dr. Insider James Bond’s Greatest Gambles Bond gives it everything or nothing in the casino

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