Raft received an offer from Andy Neatrour to work as a host and part owner of a gambling club in London, the Colony Club. Raft went there in 1966. While there, he had parts in several movies, including a cameo in 1967's James Bond spoof "Casino Royale", a French film with Jean Gabin "The Upper Hand" (1966) and "Five Golden Dragons" (1967). The club was a success. However, after he went to the US for a short holiday he was banned from re-entering the UK in 1967 as an "undesirable".