Hard Rock Casino Ban of Ben Affleck Could Prove to be Big Mistake
Professional gambler and Pittsburgh Gazette columnist Mark Gruetze believes that the Las Vegas Hard Rock Casino’s recent decision to ban Hollywood actor Ben Affleck from playing blackjack in their establishment could backfire.
The Hard Rock banned Affleck after it caught him supposedly counting cards. The new “Batman” star will be permitted to play other casino games at the property.
From Gruetze:
While casinos have “backed off” card counters since the 1970s, the Affleck case “portends a different future for table games,” says Ken Adams, founder of Ken Adams Ltd. in Reno, Nev., and editor of three publications that report and comment on the gambling industry. Before starting his consulting firm in 1990, he worked 20 years in casino-hotels and developed systems that have become industry standards, including slot club and tournaments.
Adams sees the barring as a potentially far-reaching incident because of its unintended message to a new generation of gamblers: You can't play unless you're going to lose.
“In essence, that's what they said,” Adams says in a phone interview. “You (players) have to walk in and submit to losing.”
- Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com
