anyone watch Casino Im confused

jayadd · #1 08-02-2004, 10:06 PM

they featured a card counter"Andy Bloch"
said to have gone to M.I.T.

I thought he was a former lawyer from BU?

he also had a full tilt shirt on....

Ed Miller · #2 08-02-2004, 10:12 PM

they featured a card counter"Andy Bloch"
said to have gone to M.I.T.

He did go to MIT. He also later went to law school.

jayadd · #3 08-02-2004, 10:29 PM

i heard that the show is staged and i didnt believe it, but now i dont think he would agree to have it televised if he really was a card counter who was active.

Oblivious · #4 08-02-2004, 10:48 PM

I dont think he agreed to have it filmed necessarily. They interviewed him on fremont after he got thrown out.

Monkeyslacks · #5 08-02-2004, 11:50 PM

I too was intrigued. It looks like it was semi-staged. More info here.

jayadd · #6 08-03-2004, 02:10 AM

i heard some time back about making the book "Bringing Down the House" the MIT blackjack team story a movie. Could this have been a way to promote the story for the future?

Losing all · #7 08-03-2004, 02:14 AM

After watching the first episode (and only one I'll ever see) I couldn't believe just how insultingly(that a word?) fake it was. The simple life and "marry a midget" are probably less scripted, and might even have more to do with the day to day operations of a casino.

byronkincaid · #8 08-03-2004, 03:07 AM

Ed

Were you in one of the MIT cardcounting teams?

Inthacup · #9 08-03-2004, 05:03 AM

Was Good Will Hunting on the team too?

lil' · #10 08-03-2004, 08:00 AM

Thanks for the link.

It makes it look like he went in there just for kicks to see if he would get on TV for a few minutes.