It’s one of the reasons why instead of featuring James Bond’s traditional game of choice, Baccarat, the 2006 relaunch switched to No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. In those really high-end games, the dealer is not going to say a word unless they have to because they know what kind of money is being played on the table.ĭustin Boshers is absolutely right when it comes to Casino Royale trying to make the world of big money gambling a little more accessible to a common theatrical audience. The player says check, so this is way out of character. You’re not gonna have a dealer sitting there going, ‘He checks, he checks, he checks.’ No. Especially in a high-end game like this, these are all professional poker players. I think they’re doing this for cinematic reasons, but the dealer is talking way too much. In terms of where Casino Royale’s 2006 reboot of the Bond series gets it wrong, here’s where Dustin Boshers started his takedown: As Red Rock Casino’s Casino Operations Director, Boshers knows the ins and outs of that sort of thing, and he applied his professional gaming acumen to other high stakes films, like Ocean’s Eleven, 21 and Casino. In a recent episode of GQ’s web series The Break Down, guest Dustin Boshers broke down how Casino Royale’s poker scenes got it absolutely wrong.