Casino history lives in the objects people handled: marked cards, roulette...

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Casino history lives in the objects people handled: marked cards, roulette wheels made for single-zero or double-zero play, and slot reels. An 1895 San Francisco workshop offers a glimpse of how gambling changed in paper and metal.