Casino history is hiding in familiar objects: playing cards, the logic of...

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Casino history is hiding in familiar objects: playing cards, the logic of single-zero and double-zero roulette wheels, and the turning reels of a slot machine. In 1895, a San Francisco mechanic helped make that last device iconic.