Bond's winnings

Apologies if this has come up before - couldn't find anything with a quick search.

Just taken another trip through Casino Royale and was struck by M's telephone conversation with Bond regarding the Treasury's wondering "when he intended to deposit the winnings".

Seems a little unfair to me: the Treasury staked him initially, what was it, *£10million? Vesper refused him access to the extra £5mill to let him back in the game. Ok so far.

Felix arrives like the proverbial shiny knight and stakes him - I think - £5million, with the proviso that Bond can keep the winnings as long as the CIA got LeChiffre.

Bond wins the pot - £150 million was it? Now the tricky part, are M & the Treasury really claiming those winnings? Or just their £10,000,000 (+£5,000,000) investment?

I seem to recall in the novels that Bond was allowed to keep his winnings (at least in Moonraker he was). And hasn't Bond already spent a fair old wedge of it on that boat (could be chartered I suppose).


(*Euros, Dollars... I'm not sure of the currencies involved, but the principle remains).

Comments

  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    Bond wins the pot - £150 million was it? Now the tricky part, are M & the Treasury really claiming those winnings? Or just their £10,000,000 (+£5,000,000) investment?

    I don't see why they wouldn't want the whole lot. Bond was working for them at the time, after all. He might have bought that boat, but that won't have made a huge dent in 150 mil, and they can always sell it and get most of the cash back.
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    If the Treasury keeps the winnings, then they'll turn a blind eye to the fact that he was gambling on company time. ;)
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    Gordon Brown was chancellor back then...
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    All proceeds go the the Nambutu Embassy Restoration and Preservation Fund.
  • MrsDallowayMrsDalloway Posts: 79MI6 Agent
    ...restoration of the building site, replacement of the Aston, reparations to the Venician Government...

    Fair point.


    At least he gets to keep the DB5.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    He'll have to pay for it to be souped up by Q branch; see my Lamest Action Scenes thread, Mrs D.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
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