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‘Holy Rollers’ documentary about card-counting Christians

‘Holy Rollers’ documentary about card-counting Christians

by Michael Shapiro | Aug 24, 2012 | Blog, Gambling

It’s amazing the lengths these young devout Christians will go to gamble. Yet the players revel in their trips to casinos. When Ben gets kicked out for card counting, he starts wearing costumes, ranging from a goth ensemble to, of all things, an M.I.T. student....
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