Casino history is easier to touch than you might think. Cards, roulette wheels,...

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Casino history is easier to touch than you might think. Cards, roulette wheels, and slot reels preserve the craft and changing rules of play. In 1895 San Francisco, even a machine’s small details can reveal how gambling became public entertainment.