Actor Ben Affleck has been banned from playing blackjack at a casino in Las Vegas after he was found counting cards.
Affleck, was stopped by security at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas while playing at a high rollers’ table. He would later be banned for life when he was suspended of using the card counting strategy.
Card counting is a method of using probability to predict the next hand. But, it is not illegal. However, it will get you banned from casinos.
According to Business Insider, the hotel staff was polite to the star, telling him: “you are too good at the game.”‘
Ben Affleck won two Oscars for his work on “Good Will Hunting” (1997) and “Argo” (2012). But, it is interesting to note that Affleck recently started in “Runner Runner” where he played an online gambling tycoon that cheats the system in order to rake in massive profits.
Affleck is getting ready for his new movie “Man of Steel 2” where he will play Batman alongside Henry Cavill’s Superman. This trip to Las Vegas was a planned vacation before filming.
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