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Why playing cards were once banned from the mail
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Boredom is a dangerous commodity, and authorities knew it. During early postal eras, sending playing cards through the mail was heavily taxed or outright banned to curb illegal gambling and the evasion of luxury taxes. Governments were so paranoid about peasants playing poker that carrying a deck of cards across regional lines felt like smuggling contraband.
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