It was funny to me that the AP felt that maintaining a web design business was too risky, but the possibility of losing all your gambling winnings in one hand was not. I listened to the audiobook that the movie "21" was based on. It was called "Bringing Down the House." It was about the MIT students who became card counters and made millions. The movie is mentioned in the article. It sounds like a glamorous life superficially, but listening to that book really gave a different picture. As the AP points out, it's a seedy, unstable life, moving from city to city, hoping not to get caught. It's not illegal, but the casinos ban you for the practice. The book depicted the boys literally running from bouncers in the casinos. It doesn't sound fun or glamorous. If music really is his passion, it would seem like there would be other ways to finance that. I have a question about the publication medium.com since I see it linked here so much. Is it a blog type platform?