Mahjong school

A Mahjong School麻雀Chinese, Pinyin Maque is a licensed facility in Hong Kong can play to the people over 18 years of Mahjong.

Since 1871 private gambling is prohibited in Hong Kong. However, since Mahjong is such a popular game, were places where Mahjong is played tolerated by the Hong Kong government. After the Second World War, the government has such sites prompted Mahjong / Tin Kau licenses to purchase with the condition that such transactions under the name Mahjong Schools ( Legal English ) operate - a so-called white lie (~ white lie / white lie / fib ) to circumvent the ban. Although they are technically " schools ", this Mahjong / Tin Kau licenses are issued by television and Unterhaltungslinzenzbehörden.

As of 2009, there are licensed mahjong schools in Hong Kong, mainly in densely populated areas such as Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Wan Chai and Sham Shui Po.

Regulate

If a player plays mahjong in a mahjong school, he has to pay a share of its profits, if he wins a game. This is the main source of income of a mahjong school. To attract players who Mahjong schools offer free drinks, free food and sometimes Hongbao ( red envelopes). In addition to domestic arbitrators, modern Mahjong schools have security cameras to deter fraud and theft.

There are only 0 and 1 fan hand fan hand番Chinese, Pinyin fan. Higher hand points count as 1 fan. Therefore, the speed of play is quite high, as the player is not to achieve high scores on wasting much time.