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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Banned from 150 Casinos for Blackjack Skills
Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, is a name well-known in the business world, but he is also infamous in the casino world for his blackjack card-counting abilities. Kirby has been banned from playing blackjack in at least 150 casinos worldwide due to his skills. Scott Kirby learned to count cards from Bryce Carlson’s 1992 book Blackjack for Blood. He was told he could not play blackjack at a Las Vegas casino during Super Bowl LVIII in 2024, despite not having played the game for 15 years.
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