Casinos don't employ "coolers" to stop winning streaks, despite what popular culture might suggest. This myth was popularized by the 2003 film "The Cooler," where William H. Macy played a casino employee whose bad luck would stop others' winning streaks.

According to Anthony F. Lucas, UNLV professor of casino management and former gaming industry analyst, such positions have never existed in modern Las Vegas for several reasons:

• It would constitute cheating and risk casino licensing
• Casinos actually benefit from big winners for marketing purposes
• Multiple regulations ensure game outcome randomness
• Statistical variance naturally includes both winning and losing streaks

While historical records show that early casino operators could be superstitious, there's no documented evidence of casinos ever employing people as "coolers." The term "casino cooler" actually referred to a rigged deck of cards that cheaters would try to introduce into games.

The myth likely originated from superstitious gamblers who misinterpreted random events, such as dealer changes or new players joining tables, as intentional attempts to disrupt their winning streaks. In reality, casinos rely on mathematical house advantages rather than supernatural intervention to ensure profitability.

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