Casino history lives in objects left behind: cards shaped for play, roulette...

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Casino history lives in objects left behind: cards shaped for play, roulette wheels built around single-zero or double-zero odds, and slot reels that turned chance into spectacle. A look at 1895 shows how small mechanisms carry big stories.