A Real Tough Guy

Cover of a pulp magazine of 1957. A real tough guy (maybe the king of the slave traders) with all the necessary attributes: tattoos, knife, exotic woman, whisky, cigarettes and last not least … cards.

Ace of Hearts

A pin-up photo from the 1950s. Nice nude girl seems playing (not gambling) with cards in the sand. She helds a Ace of Hearts. What could that mean?

Science Fiction Games

A science fiction cover of 1957. A sexy woman is gambling with death probably, and it looks like if she’s loosing.

Soldiers Pleasure

Soldiers Playing Dice on a Drum. A typical baroque painting by the Flemish artist Michiel Sweerts. It’s a kind of peaceful scene, the arms are laid aside and the war drum is used for gambling.

Casino Royale

Cover of "Casino Royale" first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming. There is the Nine of Hearts, with whichBond wins the game, but also has the meaning of fortune, love and victory.

Soldiers Karma

An etching by the famous Swiss artist Urs Graf. "All my money lost with gambling" is written upon the sword of this 16th century mercenary.

The Cincinnati Kid

Poster of the famous movies of 1965 with Steve McQueen as Cincinnati Kid. Maybe the best known poker film ever.

Bombers Luck

B-29 Nose Art. A four leaf-clover, two dices and a the mandatory pin-up. Nothing can go wrong with that.

Immigrants Leisure

Italians gambling in Columbia Hall. A newspaper illustration of 1873.

Tric Trac Players

Les joueurs de tric-trac by the French Le Nain Brothers. I haven’t any idea, what’s “tric trac”, but it looks like a kind of backgammon.