Reading "Bringing Down the House," a team of MIT students who bested casinos by using counting strategies at blackjack, inspired the author to try it himself. (Photo: Mary Rauzi) My career in card ...

There is considerable mystery and confusion online regarding card counting. Much of this is fueled by the movies and Hollywood’s version of reality. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Zach Galifianakis in ...

The actor was reportedly banned from playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino after security allegedly caught him counting cards Ben Affleck‘s blackjack-playing days at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ...

Card counting is a popular strategy used by blackjack players to try and gain an edge over the casino. While many people believe this technique is illegal, the truth is that it’s not against the law.

Blackjack is a hugely popular casino game that uses a deck of 52 cards. The primary objective in blackjack is to get as close to 21 with your cards, without going over that value, which would ‘bust’ ...

When Ben Affleck was thrown out of a casino in May for allegedly counting cards, it made for good tabloid news. Somehow, though, Affleck doesn’t fit the stereotype of the card counter. Going back to ...