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James Bond’ Gambling Charm

The movie franchise about Britain’s secret service agent James Bond, is one of the most iconic figures in the world of cinema ever. This fearless ‘rouge’ warrior possesses capabilities other than just being a secret agent. One of those capabilities is Gambling.

Ian Fleming, the author, has managed to portray James Bond as a type gambler and a the most charming man in the gambling room, wherever he goes. Those charming capabilities combined with gambling, always wins him the best hands and a large amount of money. It is interesting to see how he does it. Sometimes people who see the movies are baffled by this, because the standard movie clichés is the leading role in the film to have everything going his way. In 007 movies, James Bond is the best agent there is and all the best assets are attributed to him.

Put aside the movies and its ridiculous clichés, James Bond is the best agent Ian Fleming has portrayed in his books. It is a man who sees gambling as just another game. He enters a gambling room to win; sometimes just to investigate the target he is after who is sitting on a poker table or playing roulette.

One of the most interesting scenes of all time is the probably the first scene where James Bond is born on the big screen. It is the first scene of the first 007 Movie, ‘Dr. No’. That vary scene gave the birth to his trade mark – ‘Bond, James Bond’.