Tarot card games of the same length, and they were invented not for occult purposes but purely for gaming. In 1781, Court de Gébelin published an essay associating the cards with ancient wisdom, the earliest record of this idea, subsequently debunked by Dummett. The cards have since been used for cartomancy and divination. Dummett classified Tarot games into three distinct types: Tarocchi (Italian, singular "Tarocco"), and similar names in other languages, is a specific form of playing card deck used for different trick-taking games. An earlier name of the game "Trionfi" is first recorded in the diary of Giusto Giusti in September 1440
Stored-value card vending machines. They also have an advantage over most other payment cards in that when making, say, a purchase telecommunication facilities are not needed, which may be important in situations where the availability or reliability of these facilities are uncertain or costly, especially for low-value transactions. A benefit to the merchant is that bank transaction fees are not incurred as the transaction is processed offline and there need not be a reference to the bank for processing. A limitation is that these cards cannot be used for online, telephone, mail order and other "card not present transactions". The German Geldkarte