Show Notes
This is an episode that originally aired in 2013. It has been reedited.
They were Christians. They counted cards. And they took millions from casinos. Colin Jones co-founded the Church Team — the blackjack team featured in the documentary Holy Rollers — and went on to found BlackjackApprenticeship.com, where he's trained a generation of card counters. In this episode: the disguises (including Hollywood makeup tricks), how the team tested new players, card-counting training and apps, and what life looked like after the documentary.
Show Notes
[00:00] Notes on editing [00:45] Playing in disguise [08:38] Introduction of Colin Jones from blackjackapprenticeship.com [09:10] More on playing in disguise, using makeup, accessories, mannerisms, etc [14:14] Blackjack apprenticeship.com content, training, and forum [19:52] Does Colin still play blackjack? [21:20] Can people make a living counting cards? [23:55] Casino 411, a Yelp for card counters [29:53] Developing a Google Glass app [34:01] Blackjack bootcamps
Links: blackjackapprenticeship.com lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge
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