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
Russian playing cards usually ignored. In spite of many attempts by the Russian government to restrict card games, many Russians, especially the Russian nobility, played cards in a significant scale during the 18th century. Before the 19th century practically all playing cards were imported from Western and Central Europe, and since 1765 all imported cards had to be stamped and the high import duty had to be paid (that was supposed to limit card gaming). However, in 1819 the restrictions were lifted, but at the same time the import of playing cards was also forbidden and the state monopoly was created. The production