Jonathan April 24, 2025 17:21:33
In their effort to keep a narrative flowing and tell a story in the most immersive manner, it's a given that anything even slightly boring is going to be discarded by your typical Hollywood movie director. It's the same story with gambling films, in that what we see on the silver screen often has no relation to the real world of casino gambling.
Jonathan April 18, 2025 14:49:19
Movies about gambling are always going be be an edge of your seat expereince thanks to the luck involved in all casino games. This creates tension and suspence. Add a few interesting characters into the mix and you have a thilling, yet often slightly depressing story about losing and winning....and often losing again!
Jonathan September 25, 2024 17:14:09
Considering these movies are centred around a game of cards, you'd be surprised as to how thrilling they can be. After all, the game of poker can be seen as a mirror to the daily battles many people are fighting in the daily lives to acheieve their dreams, or simply to survive. These are our pick of 6 of the best poker movies.
Jonathan April 8, 2024 16:49:15
The vast majority of movie goers don't care about the card games being played in Casino Royale. It's just a plot device after all. However, gaming experts might winch at some of the writer's decisions they ask James Bond to perform. Playing Texad Hold'em has a real dozy at the end.
Jonathan February 9, 2024 18:59:43
Every country has it's own weird sporting events. But somehow the English excel at strange spectacles.There's no shortage of weird British sports and activities. Everything from barrel rolling to man vs horse races and snail racing thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately you can't officially wager on any of these events. But that shouldn't stop you from have a great time as a spectator, or, if you're ip for it, taking part.
Jonathan December 11, 2023 20:00:31
Whether film or literature, gambling is often portrayed as a glamourous and positive expereince. Winning is seen as part and parcel of the whole gambling process. However, reality is very different. Sadly, the unrealistic bature of gambling that's shown in the media has an unrealistic knock-on effect for would-be gamblers.
Nich Moore September 8, 2017 05:36:32
It’s easy to think that loud self aggrandizing bombast were a new incarnation in the United States, their latest President (and I use the term loosely) an all-eclipsing carbuncle on the reputation of a nation, however one only need look at Major League Baseball to see that this is a trait that has long existed […]
Frederick H. August 7, 2015 16:08:45
The gambling film Rounders stars Matt Damon and involves high stakes poker. The 1998 gambling film Rounders, starring Matt Damon, is about a retired poker player. The film, directed by John Dahl, is an excellent portrayal of gambling under severe circumstances. Although the film is a bit long, Rounders includes more detailed card playing which […]
Gambling professionally has its perks. You do what you love, set your own schedule, and meet a lot of interesting personalities. But it isn’t glamorous. Hollywood has given us a skewed perspective on the lifestyle of a professional gambler. As a child of the 1980s, films like Rounders, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and […]
Defying old stereotypes, the success of female poker pros has promoted female interest in the game. Not only is poker is one of the gambling industry’s most popular games, it is also one of its most mythologized. From films like Casino Royale to Rounders and Maverick, we are filled with images of suit-clad tough guys […]
