James Bond's tense poker game in Casino Royale tops best movie gambling scenes

The top movie gambling scenes have been revealed - with James Bond's tense poker game in Casino Royale coming out on top.

The high stake five card draw in 1973 film ‘The Sting’, starring Paul Newman and Robert Shaw, came in a close second, while the famous card counting scene in The Hangover wrapped up the top three.

Other memorable casino film scenes on the list included iconic casino moment in Rain Man, starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman when the brothers play blackjack.

And when Brad Pitt’s character in Ocean's Eleven teaches celebrities how to play poker.

It comes after the poll of 2,000 adults also found 37 per cent of those who watch movies believe poker scenes make a film more enjoyable - and they have inspired 26 per cent to play the game themselves.

Poker, roulette and blackjack were found to be the top casino games to watch in a film, accompanied by an unexpected twist, high stakes and a comeback.

And 64 per cent wish they could shuffle cards just like they can do on the big screen - with a mere four per cent considering their shuffling skills ‘very good’.

A spokesperson for Lottoland.co.uk, which commissioned the research to promote 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.

“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.”

The research also found Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas, was voted the most popular casino to visit around the world.

This was closely followed by Monaco’s Monte Carlo and the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

It also emerged half of those polled admire the skill of professional poker players, according to the survey, carried out via OnePoll.

While 35 per cent believe they have a good poker face, although only 21 per cent consider themselves good at the game.

Not understanding the rules, not being good at reading people and an inability to hide emotions are key reasons Brits can’t play the card game well.

TOP 5 CASINO SCENES

1. Casino Royale (2006) - James Bond (Daniel Craig) takes on terrorist, Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelson), in a high stake Texas Hold’em tournament.

2. The Sting (1973) - The high stake Five Card Draw scene in a train where Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) plays against Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), a mobster.

3. The Hangover (2009) – Alan (Zach Galifianakis) counting cards at a blackjack table in Vegas to make ransom money.

4. Rain Man (1988) - Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) takes his brother, Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) to a casino and they play Blackjack.

5. Ocean’s 11 (2004) - Rusty (Brad Pitt) teaching celebs to play Poker in the back room of an LA casino.