Casino history lives in working objects: cards worn at the edges, roulette...

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Casino history lives in working objects: cards worn at the edges, roulette wheels built around single-zero or double-zero layouts, and slot reels that turned chance into spectacle. An 1895 San Francisco machine shows how design shaped play.