Excise

Argentina Tax Stamps on playing cards 1895-1968
Argentina Tax Stamps on playing cards 1895-1968

Australian Excise Duty
Excise Duty was introduced on Australian playing cards in 1932

Russian Playing Card Monopoly
The Russian Playing Card Monopoly was established in March 1798 with all revenue going to support the St Petersburg Foundling Hospital. After the construction of the Foundling Hospital's own factory in 1817 (known as the Imperial Playing Card Factory), all subsequent Russian playing card production was located there until the end of the State monopoly in 1961.

Uruguay playing card tax
In 1806 the Council of Concepción del Uruguay imposed an 8 Peso tax on card and billiard tables on account of “the detrimental effect on poor and innocent people”