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Posts Tagged ‘Dec-O-Win’

Everything Old is New Again: Dec-O-Win at The Paramount Theatre

By Tasneem Raja | February 15, 2009 | 9

During the Great Depression, lavish movie palaces New York to San Francisco suffered serious financial setbacks. The theaters that didn’t shut down altogether came up with new tricks to lure customers and fill seats. Thus, the Dec-O-Win was born, a spin-wheel raffle game played onstage before the movie feature.

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