Whether it's at the poker table or with the lives of millions as he mocks a madman with access to nuclear weapons it's no secret that Bond is a gambler. He only seems to take on assignments that will allow him to dress up and stalk wealthy nutters through casinos. As well you know, the best way to prove that you are a worthy opponent is to fleece someone at cards. It's sequences like this that make 007's missions look like paid holidays with spying sidelined in order to fuel his need for a flutter. In Casino Royale his shenanigans at the tables cause the main villain Le Chiffre to leak blood from his eye not cool man. This is after almost losing millions of pounds of what I assume is taxpayer money; he feels no remorse, only the need to borrow more to continue. This, my friends, is textbook gambling addiction. Sure it's cool to look good in a suit and mingle with high society but when the fate of the world rests on your shoulders it seems like a flippant pursuit. I get that being blasé is Bond's whole bit but in reality, it's a terrible attitude for his job no wonder he failed his re-induction in Skyfall. But do MI6 listen to silly 'aptitude tests' or 'evaluations'? Ha! Of course not, they shrug, set him loose to spend more money on the company card.
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