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Andy Bloch

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
350 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And they didn't know a lot about it, but they knew that I bought a house with the winnings.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

So there was all these kind of family members that had heard of the story, and I think, frankly, were just excited about the story.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And me and my business partner, Colin, we went to different churches.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

So he had people from his church coming to him, and word was kind of spreading, and people were like, oh, I heard about this blackjack thing.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Are you guys hiring people?

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And if it was the right person, we would never say no.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

As a card counter, you go in there thinking there's no such thing as luck.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

We're going to sit down and work for eight hours and make money.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And that's the exact opposite of what 99.9% of all people do in a casino do.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

No, one of the biggest misconceptions ever, and this drives me nuts, is it's so fundamental, but people don't get it.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And I guess that's to the casino's credit, is people actually think that this is violating the rules of a casino.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

But we follow every rule the casino has.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

In fact, if you call up a casino and you ask them, is it against the law to count cards?

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Is it against your rules to count cards?

This American Life
466: Blackjack

They'll be like, oh, well, no, not really.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

But it is kind of frowned upon.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

So for those of you that hate casinos, we're doing our part.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

High rollers are never mid-20 white kids.