Outside Bets - Cult Gambling Movies
Five pictures that haven’t received the attention of Casino or The Gambler but which, in their own idiosyncratic ways, are every bit as deserving of your attention.
The Cooler (2003)
If Vegas folklore is to be believed, casinos once employed ‘coolers’ – people who had the rare gift of being able to spread bad luck. So, what do you do when you have a punter on a red hot winning streak? Send over the cooler and, before you know it, the table’s as chilly as Northern Canada. Someone can’t stop rolling hard eights? Our m…
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