“Whether it’s Poker, Blackjack, or Roulette, casino games can be so entertaining – although it looks like a lot of people would rather watch the expert shuffling over the gambling.” It’s not all about the effectiveness of a shuffle, but the way it looks to an audience.”Īnd a spokesman for .uk, which commissioned the research to mark its casino products, said: “There are so many iconic movie moments, but nothing beats a tense poker scene where someone could walk away with millions or nothing. Henri, who has partnered with .uk to create the video, said: “Magicians shuffle cards with flair and panache. The techniques look hard to master, but the key is in the slight pull of the cards, a flicking motion – and even a click of the fingers. He guides you through pub-style beginners’ shuffles, all the way up to casino shuffles and magician’s tricks. The expert shuffler demonstrates how to look like a professional when dealing before a game of blackjack or poker – or even just showing off to your friends. The top 20 casino film scenes were named as a poll of 2,000 Brits found that almost two-thirds (64%) wish they could shuffle cards like they do in movies – as just 4% would describe their shuffling skills as “very good”.īut now, magician Henri White has starred in a video for .uk – which commissioned the research – to teach aspiring gamblers how to be as impressive as the action they see on the big screen.

Meanwhile, other gripping gambling scenes from the silver screen include Paul Newman and Robert Shaw going head-to-head in Five Card Draw in 1973 heist movie, The Sting.Īnd Zach Galifianakis counting cards in Vegas, in 2009 comedy The Hangover, took third place – coming out ahead of the scene which inspired it, from 1988 film Rain Man, in which Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise do the same thing. The tense scene from the 2006 spy film shows Bond taking on terrorist Le Chiffre (portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen), in a high-stakes tournament of Texas Hold'em. Daniel Craig's debut James Bond film, Casino Royale, has been named as having the best on-screen casino scene, according to research.

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