“Not many people know,” admits Jeff, “but I am actually barred from playing card games at a number of casinos across the province.” The bans came into effect as a result of one of his performances at the Casino Regina. “I was performing a piece from my show for a small group,” he explained. “During the performance I was able to sit across a poker table from a particular gentleman and know each and every card that he was holding in his hand.” In fact, Jeff Richards,Western Canada’s hottest mentalist, was able to go even further with his audience; he concluded his performance by having half a dozen audience members concentrate on numbers. He was then able to draw the numbers from the minds of his volunteers and reveal them out loud. Though his audience was left speechless, with many simply staring, jaws agape, Jeff did not endear himself to the Casino’s vigilant security staff. “About 10 minutes later I was gathering up to leave and I was pulled into a side office by one of the Casino's security detail. At that time I was informed that I would no longer be allowed to play table games at the Casinos Regina orMoose Jaw. Fortunately, I was never much of a gambler anyway,” he joked. Since the incident at the Casino Regina, a number of casinos in the province have followed suit and banned him from participating in table games.
