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 and may be disposed when the value is used, or the card value may be topped up, as in the case of telephone calling cards or when used as a fare card. The term "closed-loop" means the funds and or data are metaphorically 'physically' stored on the token or card in the form of binary-coded data. In the case of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, this information is stored in the network on a so called blockchain and maintained by the network itself. With prepaid cards the data is maintained on the card issuer's computers. The value can be accessed