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Ben Affleck is finally addressing that whole he got thrown out of a Las Vegas casino for cheating aka counting cards. Ben sat down with Details Magazine while promoting his new movie, Gone Girl and talked about that “true story” that surfaced a few months back. “That is a true story,” he tells the mag. ” I mean, that took place. I took some time to learn the game and became a decent blackjack player. And once I became decent, the casinos asked me not to play blackjack. I mean, the fact that being good at the game is against the rules at the casinos should tell you something about casinos.”
Affleck adds, “I had always liked blackjack. I don’t play any other games of chance. I don’t bet on football games, and I don’t gamble at all, really, outside of that. But I knew with blackjack that there’s a way you can improve your odds. And so I started trying to learn. And then I just got to a point in my life where I’m like, ‘If I’m going to do something, I’m going to try and do it really well.’ It was sort of presented like I did something illegal. You know what I mean?”
I don’t play Blackjack, so I still don’t get how he is cheating…isn’t he just being smart? Affleck’s time at the casino ended when they said, “No blackjack.” That’s it no huge story I guess. He was not dragged out kicking and screaming.
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