The Casino Royale playing cards from Cartamundi are casino quality card decks available in red or black, while the poker chips weigh in at a hefty 14 oz and look and feel as solid as you would imagine. The company, which is the worldwide market leader in the production of playing, is based in Turnhout in Belgium and provides high quality playing cards and poker chips for retail market, casinos and collectors.Īfter EON Productions announced that Bond 21 was to be Casino Royale it came as little surprise when they asked Cartamundi to design and produce the playing cards and poker chips to be used in the poker scenes in the film.Ĭartamundi produced three different card decks and chips, including the scenes set in the Casino Royale in Montenegro, working closely with the film’s design department to decide on final look and style to fit in with the overall style of the film.Ĭartamundi was also granted an additional licence to commercialise the playing cards and poker chips designed for the Montenegro scenes, including the Casino Royale poker sets. The acquisition of a worldwide licence to provide a range of James Bond products by Cartamundi in 2002 saw the launch of several successful products based on images from the first 19 films.
