In a recent interview, author Ben Mezrich said Jeff Ma and one of the movie producers were playing Blackjack at a Las Vegas casino 'The Playboy Club,' and after a few rounds of hands three big security guards told Jeff he couldn't play there. He said he was recently told by casino personnel that he could come in, but had to stay 25 feet away from the blackjack tables he did not say which casino. However, he said he no longer plays for profit but for fun and bets low. 21, there is some added stuff, and one of them is an interview with Jeff Ma from June 2007, where he said that he does still play occasionally at casinos that are newer. In the re-release of Bringing Down the House, a.k.a. Jeff Ma has a small role in 21 as a Planet Hollywood blackjack dealer. Jeff co-founded a sports player stock-like trading website called Protrade in 2004.
(1) Ben Campbell ( Jim Sturgess) (Kevin Lewis in the book) in real life is Jeffrey Ma, an Asian American male who played water polo and was in a fraternity while at MIT. The ones who have come forward are as follows.
