Claim: Keno is a turnover tax that is apart of the major forms of gambling taxation in Australia.
Evidence: Keno /kiːnoʊ/ is a lottery-like gambling game often played at modern casinos, and also offered as a game by some state lotteries. The first recorded signs of a lottery are keno slips from the Chinese Han Dynasty between 205 and 187 BC. Main article: Lotteries in Australia The first lottery in Australia took place in the 1880s in Sydney. It was a private sweepstakes that was quickly prohibited, despite being moved to other areas such as Queensland and Victoria. In 1916, the Australian government started their own lottery, named the 'Golden Casket Art Union', with the intention of raising money for charities and projects. Its first draw is credited with raising funds for veterans of World War One.