“It’s not that I’m banned from casinos, they just don’t want me to play there,” White explained in response to a fan question on GQ Sports. It’s been reported that White’s won $7 million in a single night, and according to the high roller, his success at the game has resulted in a handful of casinos denying him a seat at the table. “I mean, the fact that being good at the game is against the rules at the casinos should tell you something about casinos.” Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dana Whiteĭana White might be best known as CEO and president of the UFC, but he’s also an exceptional blackjack player and likes to play at high-stakes tables in Las Vegas. And once I became decent, the casinos asked me not to play blackjack,” Affleck said at the time. “I took some time to learn the game and became a decent blackjack player.

He fessed up to the incident in an interview with Details magazine a few months later. He was accused of counting cards at a high rollers’ table.

In May 2014, the famous actor notoriously got banned for life from playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Matt Damon starred in the cult poker flick “Rounders,” but maybe director John Dahl should’ve cast Damon’s pal, Ben Affleck, instead. Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Ben Affleck Read on to see which celebrities broke casinos’ banks and, in one case, also broke a casino’s trash can. So which notable figures got the boot? ATS.io compiled a list of five famous people who’ve been banned from casinos using various news articles. Still, another one was banned for less stellar reasons. (A game that only gives the house as little as 0.28% of an edge when played with liberal Vegas rules.) One celeb was shut out simply for perceived prowess he didn’t even make it to the gambling tables. A handful of celebrities have admitted to being banned from casinos because Lady Luck was happily on their side while playing blackjack. Gambling operations are privately owned businesses and can refuse service to anyone without providing a reason. If you cost the casino too much money, no doubt casinos will think twice before they open their doors to you again.Īlthough winning too much is a rare reason for casinos to ban a customer, it could theoretically happen. In fact, most casino games have a built-in house advantage, which can reach between. A lot of money goes into casinos, and that’s where the owners want it to stay.

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