Operating a mahjong parlor in a residential community is illegal if it involves crowd gambling or opening a casino for profit, and the public security authorities have the right to penalize it according to the Law of Public Security Administration. If the situation is serious, it may also constitute the crime of mob gambling.

In 2003, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Prosecutor, the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a document, friends and family and the masses for the purpose of entertainment together to play mahjong, and gambling to be strictly differentiated, the winnings and losses in the less than 50 yuan is not to be dealt with gambling. A session of more than 50 yuan yuan win or lose is to constitute gambling, can be based on the "Chinese people's *** and the State Security Administration Punishment Law" article 70 of the provisions of the punishment.

Article 70 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Punishment for Administration of Public Security; Anyone who provides conditions for gambling for the purpose of profit, or participates in gambling with a large amount of money, shall be sentenced to less than five days of detention or a fine of less than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to more than ten days to less than fifteen days of detention, and shall be sentenced to a fine of less than 500 yuan to less than 3,000 yuan.

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2018 municipalities to play mahjong punishment of the new provisions of the standard

"Public Security Punishments Act" on the " Gambling capital larger" determination of the state does not have uniform provisions, but to authorize the local authorities to develop some of their own rules and regulations, we can look at the following around the determination of the gambling capital larger, everyone Spring Festival fight the landlord, playing mahjong, etc. try not to break through the ceiling Oh:

Beijing City, Beijing, provides that: personal gambling capital of more than 300 yuan, less than 500 yuan of the following penalty of 500 yuan The fine; gambling capital set at 500 yuan to 1500 yuan, the punishment of less than five days of detention.

Shanghai Municipality regulations: "Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau Public Security Administration Penalty Discretionary Standards (for Trial Implementation)" stipulates that individual gambling capital of more than RMB 100 yuan is a larger gambling capital;

Hebei Provincial regulations: "Hebei Provincial Public Security Authorities Public Security Administration Penalty Discretionary Standards" stipulates that a larger gambling capital is defined as an individual gambling capital of more than 200 yuan;

Shandong Provincial regulations: "Shandong Province Public Security Department Implementing Public Security Administration Penalty Discretionary Standards" stipulates that the Shandong Provincial Public Security Bureau of the implementation of public security management punishment law refinement standards (for trial implementation)" stipulates that "participation in gambling gambling gambling capital is large" refers to the per capita participation in gambling amount of more than 100 yuan or on-the-spot gambling capital of more than 400 yuan;

Shenzhen City, China, stipulates that: personal gambling capital of more than 500 yuan is considered to be a large gambling capital;

Jiangsu Province regulations: the starting point of the penalty is individual gambling capital or per capita gambling capital reaches 200 yuan. Gambling capital of more than 200 yuan, less than 1,000 yuan, a fine of less than 500 yuan. Individual gambling capital or per capita gambling capital of more than 1,000 yuan, less than 3,000 yuan, shall be sentenced to less than five days of detention.

Jilin Province, the "Guidelines on Handling Discretionary Standards for Gambling Offense Cases", defines "large gambling capital" as: an individual's average gambling capital amounting to more than 500 yuan and less than 2,000 yuan, or the total amount of gambling capital collected at the scene is more than 2,000 yuan and less than 8,000 yuan.

Sichuan Province: The Sichuan Provincial Public Security Organs Administrative Punishment Discretionary Discretionary Standards stipulates that the value of gambling money collected on the spot is more than RMB 1,000 and less than RMB 4,000, which is a large amount of gambling money.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishment