Chinese folk call mahjong the quintessence of the country, which shows the popularity of mahjong activities in our country. There are also a lot of jokes about mahjong, for example, when the plane flies over Chengdu, you can hear the sound of rubbing mahjong;The heavy industry in this place is playing mahjong and so on. During the Chinese New Year, when relatives and friends gather, many Chinese people like to play mahjong, and sometimes they also hear that the public security organs are arresting gambling, and many friends are panicked after hearing it, so is it illegal to play mahjong with relatives and friends?How big a bet is illegal?
Playing mahjong between relatives is not illegal and is not punished。According to Article 9 of the Notice of the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Cases of Illegal Gambling, it is not for the purpose of making a profit that does not involve entertainment activities such as playing mahjong or poker between relatives with property wins or losses, and relatives will generally not be punished as long as they are not for profit, regardless of the size of the bet.
Playing mahjong with a small amount of property between friends or mahjong friends is not illegal and will not be punished. According to Article 9 of the Notice of the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Cases of Gambling Violations, no punishment shall be imposed for entertainment activities such as playing mahjong and playing poker with a small amount of property won or lost between other persons other than relatives. Playing mahjong by someone other than a relative, as long as the stakes are not large, is generally not considered illegal and is not punished.
At the same time, according to Article 9 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Gambling, it is not punishable as gambling if entertainment activities are not carried out for the purpose of making profits. Therefore, as long as the stakes are not large, there will be no suspicion of breaking the law and committing crimes.
Laws and regulations, including the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law", do not specify how much money is a large gambling fund, so how much money is won or lost is a small amount of propertyThe latest statistics are as follows:
It can be seen that the identification standards for gambling funds are different in various places, and in first-tier cities such as Shanghai, the identification standard for gambling funds is only 100 yuan for individual gambling funds, so although there is basically no illegal mahjong between relatives, friends or friends must be careful not to step on the red line, otherwise it is easy to constitute a violation of the law and be punishedThe specific penalty standards are as follows
Where the overall circumstances are relatively minor, in accordance with the provisions of article 70 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", where the amount of gambling money is relatively large for the purpose of profit, detention of up to 5 days or a fine of up to 500 yuan is to be given;where the circumstances are serious, they are to be detained for between 10 and 15 days and fined between 500 and 3,000 RMB, and the seized gambling funds will be confiscated.
where the circumstances are serious, on the basis of article 303 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever gathers a crowd to gamble or uses gambling as a business for profit is to be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release, and a concurrent fine.
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