The 'Argo' star, who is promoting his upcoming flick 'Gone Girl', opens up about counting cards accusation in a new magazine interview.
- Sep 18, 2014
AceShowbiz - Ben Affleck has admitted to counting cards in casino. Earlier this year, the "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" star was reported to have been kicked out of a casino in Las Vegas for counting cards. In a new interview with Details magazine to promote his new film "Gone Girl" alongside director David Fincher, the actor opens up about the report.
"That is a true story," Affleck tells the magazine. "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."
When asked why he is so good at the game, Affleck explains, "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?"
The father of three, however, denied dramatic reports that he was dragged out of the casino. "No, I wish!" he says. "That would be awesome. [Like,] 'Get him outta here! He's a magician!' Unfortunately, they just came up and said, 'We can't let you play blackjack. But we have other table games! We have Chinese poker!' "
Affleck additionally says reports saying that his wife Jennifer Garner got fed up with his gambling habit are "bulls**t." He says, "They completely lie. I mean, I can show you 10 articles of Star and OK! - those magazines feel totally comfortable absolutely fictionalizing every single element of the story. And there's nothing you can do about that. My only hope is that people with any common sense recognize that those stories are false. And, I don't know, there're worse stories..."
