Link: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ben-affleck-banned-hard-rock-casino-counting-cards-223154372.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHSIoOEY9KKDdQ8rgc3uyw-ES_kfBFJwucJi-AUEUpTENIhTOABqrv3ZrgjJAE_9GwKSvIplF9ezD3duIOl478prs0vye1wP54mIacbowd7EqgyTRrOQt-rZLjaeSLatw73EgF4CzOPLvySUp944t-gkYza2eX7CB1KVyU9DAaK5

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Friendly_Hivemind on 2026-05-17 18:42:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2014, Ben Affleck received a lifetime ban from the blackjack tables at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas after surveillance footage showed him counting cards during a high-stakes game. Security informed him he was "too good" and classified him as an advantage player.

It should be mentioned that it's not illegal to count cards in Vegas, but casinos can do exactly this and tell them their game is too good (because it raises the odds of winning by a max of 8%) and ban them from the blackjack tables. Honestly it's impressive he's good enough to be worth banning, counting cards takes a lot of effort and practice.