"During the late Fifties and Sixties, Aspinall's gaming tables hosted society figures on the Belgravia and Mayfair circuit, including everyone from Ian Fleming and Lucian Freud to Lords 'Lucky' Lucan, Derby, Boothby and the Duke of Devonshire. 'England was coming out of its post-war gloom and London was fast becoming the most exciting and glamorous city in the world,' says Thompson, whose book is also being turned into a feature film by Martha Fiennes. 'The upper classes had unlimited amounts of money to squander and there were opportunities for chancers at every level.'"
John Hiscock in The Telegraph reviews a new British documentary The Real Casino Royale.
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