Age Confirmation

Vintage Jackpot Archive is an independent editorial project about the history of gambling regulation. It does not offer, host, or promote any gambling service.

Please confirm you are of legal age in your jurisdiction before viewing this content.
Vintage Jackpot Archive

The Farms That Taxed Fortune

Before Malaysia had one licensed casino, colonial administrators sold the right to tax gambling itself. This is the archive of that system.

What a revenue farm was

A revenue farm was a licence, auctioned publicly by the colonial administration, granting the winning bidder the exclusive right to run (and tax) a specific activity — gambling, opium, or both — in a given territory for a set period.

What this archive contains

Documented and partially documented records of farms across Penang, Malacca, Perak and Selangor. Browse them in the filterable archive.