Casino history is written in objects: cards worn by play, roulette wheels...

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Casino history is written in objects: cards worn by play, roulette wheels shaped by single-zero or double-zero odds, and slot reels that made chance a spectacle. A machine from 1895 offers a tangible clue to how gambling changed.