Jeanne Moreau Gambling

Jeanne Moreau in the 1963 film "La Baie des Anges" (Bay of Angels in English).

Donald Bond

Cover of a German Donald Duck edition. At least it looks like if Donald is playing James Bond, maybe an interpretation of casino royal.

Deadly Checkmate

Great cartoon (sorry I haven’t any idea by whom). Death is playing chess, and it’s already sure how it will end.

Gambling Prostitute

A baroque painting showing an officer playing Backgammon with a prostitute. Maybe it was a popular game in brothels because there quite a few of these paintings.

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.