Friday 27 May 2022 12:52 AM Ben Affleck heads into Hollywood Park Casino at 10am for a day of gambling in ... trends now Ben Affleck was spotted arriving to the Hollywood Park Casino to compete in a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament on Wednesday in Inglewood. The Oscar winner, 49, attempted to keep a low profile as he entered the building bright and early at 10 a.m rocking a plain black long sleeve, grey jeans, coordinating sneakers and an olive green backpack on his shoulder. As he prepared to play some poker, the actor, who was banned from playing at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in 2014 for being 'too good' at the card game, chatted on his cellphone. High roller: Ben Affleck was spotted arriving to the Hollywood Park Casino to compete in a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament on Wednesday in Inglewood Eight years ago, the Gone Girl star admitted in an interview with Details that he was barred for life from playing blackjack tables at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas after security believed he was counting cards. 'That is a true story. I mean, that took place,' he said when asked to clarify reports he was banned. 'I took some time to learn the game and became a decent blackjack player. And once I became decent, the casinos asked me not to play blackjack,' he explained. 'I mean, the fact that being good at the game is against the rules at the casinos should tell you something about casinos.' Incognito: The Oscar winner, 49, attempted to keep a low profile as he entered the building bright and early at 10 a.m. rocking a plain black long sleeve, grey jeans, coordinating sneakers and an olive green backpack on his shoulder At ease: As he prepared to play some poker, the actor, who banned from playing at Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in 2014 for being 'too good' at the card game, chatted on his cellphone While counting cards is not illegal, it is frowned upon in casinos. 'I don't bet on football games, and I don't gamble at all, really, outside of that,' Affleck told the magazine, at the time. He continued: 'But I knew with blackjack that there's a way you can improve your odds. And so I started trying to learn. And then I just got to a point in my life where I'm like, 'If I'm going to do something, I'm going to try and do it really well.'' Across town: Meanwhile Affleck's ex-wife Jennifer Garner was seen just a few miles away filming her new television series The Last Thing He Told Me in Los Angeles Across town: Meanwhile Affleck's ex-wife Jennifer Garner was seen just a few miles away filming her new television series The Last Thing He Told Me in Los Angeles Affleck also noted that is not the only casino he is no longer welcome to play blackjack, but those establishments still invited him to 'play roulette' or 'see a show' and have dinner. Meanwhile Affleck's ex-wife Jennifer Garner was seen just a few miles away filming her new television series The Last Thing He Told Me in Los Angeles. As she made her way on set, the 50-year-old Golden Globe winner sported a red, white and blue flannel, jeans and a pair of white sneaker with a pink stripe on the sides. Happier times: Jennifer and Ben were married from 2005 to 2018, and share daughters Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and son Samuel, 10, together (pictured in 2007) She and Affleck, who is engaged to superstar Jennifer Lopez, share Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10. The duo, who first met filming Pearl Harbor in 2001 before falling in love as costars in the 2003 movie Daredevil, officially got divorced in 2018 after announcing their separation in 2015. Beyond their co-parenting duties, Jennifer supported Ben in 2017 after his second rehab stint where he completed treatment for alcohol addiction. His rock: Beyond their co-parenting duties, Jennifer supported Ben in 2017 after his second rehab stint where he completed treatment for alcohol addiction Feeling lucky: In May 2021, Affleck said he was 'so happy to share' his three children with Garner in a gushing Mother's Day tribute In May 2021, Affleck said he was 'so happy to share' his three children with Garner in a gushing Mother's Day tribute. 'Luckiest parents in the world. Thanks for all the good you do. Happy Mother's Day. Love, their Dad,' he captioned a slideshow of throwbacks with their brood over the years. A year earlier, the director called divorcing Jennifer the 'biggest regret' of his life. 'Shame is really toxic. There is no positive by-product of shame. It's just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing,' he said in an interview with The New York Times. 'Luckiest parents in the world. Thanks for all the good you do. Happy Mother's Day. Love, their Dad,' he captioned a slideshow of throwbacks with their brood over the years All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility