Casino history lives in objects people handled: cards, roulette wheels shaped...

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Casino history lives in objects people handled: cards, roulette wheels shaped by single-zero or double-zero rules, and slot reels that made chance visible. An 1895 detail opens a closer look at the craft and changing spectacle behind familiar games.