The emergence of the smartphone around the middle of the 2000s had a hugely positive impact on the casino gaming industry. For the first time, it was possible to enjoy your favorite casino games on your device, whether that was in your hand, on your lap, or on a desk. With their roots in replicating traditional card games like poker and blackjack, the modern casino game is also now far more than just a digital adaptation of its traditional predecessor. It’s also fairly common for the games to be themed, and many of these themes are inspired by the world of cinema.

So let’s run through five of the most popular casino games that share more than a small likeness with some of the biggest titles in filmmaking.

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1. Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead:

With its first film being released in 1981 by Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones is recognised as one of the biggest and best action franchises of the modern era. The franchise has so far spawned four films, with a fifth one on the way.

Part of its legacy has been inspiring the launch of the popular casino game Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead. The titular character bears a striking resemblance to Indi, while the game’s setting is clearly inspired by several of the action hero’s own conquests.

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2. Epic Ape

A literal giant of the golden age of cinema, King Kong’s story has been retold throughout eras, with the latest coming in 2017, some 84 years after the original picture was released to excited audiences in the 1930s.

Its legacy lives on in the world of online casino gaming, too, with the Epic Ape slots game starring a leading primate that shares Kong’s ability to strike fear into all those who cross his path.

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3. Bounty Raid

The Western genre of film-making was a huge part of the industry for decades, although releases under that umbrella are now much rarer. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (2019) helped revive interest in the genre, albeit through a different lens.

But despite the reduction in new Westerns being released, its legacy is arguably as strong as ever, with a huge number of modern films drawing inspiration from the classic genre’s action sequences. And that’s the case for the Bounty Raid slots game, which features a female gun-slinger.

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4. 10,001 Nights

Recognised as a classic from Disney’s library of animated releases, Aladdin (Ron Clements/ John Musker, 1992) was rebooted recently as a live-action picture starring Will Smith. The original Disney cartoon was inspired by the ancient Arabic tale One Thousand and One Nights, which itself was adapted for Arabian Nights.

It’s not difficult to make the link from the original story to the slots game 10,001 Nights, which whisks players away to a far Eastern land and features a mysterious leading duo who have much in common with Aladdin and Jasmine from the popular Disney title.

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5. Classic Table Games

Then, of course, there are the classic casino table games. While traditional staples like blackjack, roulette and poker aren’t influenced by cinema, they each have their own influence on modern film-making.

The casino is a key setting in many of James Bond’s outings, while roulette, blackjack and poker are all utilized as visual metaphors in many modern hit films. The rules of the games often lend themselves perfectly to illustrating what’s at stake in a climactic scene.

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The cultural exchange between cinema and the modern online casino is extremely healthy. The two sectors have influenced one another on numerous occasions and it’s likely that this will naturally continue into the future.