Playing mahjong during the Spring Festival
Many people kill time.
One of the ways of entertainment
But pay attention! It’s okay to play with friends.
If you indulge in it and even participate in gambling.
The consequences are very serious!

So, what should we do?
What about avoiding "stepping on thunder"?
How old is mahjong gambling?
Regulations of Shanxi Province on Prohibition of Gambling
Article 3 Anyone who uses mahjong, poker, dice, Pai Jiu, cards, etc. as gambling tools, or uses lottery, lottery, chess endgame, billiards, Internet, game machines, etc. for the purpose of making profits, is a gambling act.
Article 9 Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan:
(a) the per capita gambling capital is more than 500 yuan but less than 2,000 yuan, or each gambling capital is more than 20 yuan but less than 50 yuan;
(2) Providing a place for gambling;
(3) Providing gambling funds, gambling tools or other conditions for gambling;
(four) for gambling tips, stand guard;
(5) soliciting others to gamble.
Article 10 Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for more than 10 days and less than 15 days, and shall be fined between 500 yuan and 3,000 yuan:
(a) the per capita gambling capital is more than 2,000 yuan or more than 50 yuan per bet;
(two) providing places for gambling for more than two times;
(three) released from prison or released from reeducation through labor to participate in gambling;
(4) Having participated in gambling after being punished by public security for gambling;
(5) instigating, deceiving or coercing others to gamble or acting as bodyguards for gambling participants;
(6) Wandering about gambling.
Eleventh any of the following circumstances, should be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 and Article 10 of these regulations:
(1) Gambling at work or in public places;
(2) Gambling with public funds;
(3) State functionaries participate in gambling;
(4) Organizing citizens to gamble abroad;
(five) organizing minors to participate in gambling, or opening casinos to attract minors to participate in gambling;
(six) other should be given a heavier punishment.
Criteria for constituting a crime
Criminal Code of People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Article 303
Whoever gathers people to gamble or gamble for the purpose of making profits shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined.
Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Note: On the basis of the original Article 303 of the Criminal Law, the Amendment to the Criminal Law (11), which will come into effect on March 1, adds a paragraph to organize People’s Republic of China (PRC) citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory). If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Three specific behaviors
(1) Gathering people to gamble. That is, providing casinos and gambling tools for gambling activities, organizing and attracting others to participate in gambling, and I take advantage of it.
For the purpose of making profits, one of the following circumstances belongs to gambling in groups:
Organizing more than 3 people to gamble, and the total amount of tapped profits has reached more than 5,000 yuan;
Organizing more than 3 people to gamble, and the total amount of gambling funds has reached more than 50,000 yuan;
Organizing more than 3 people to gamble, and the total number of gamblers has reached more than 20;
Organizing more than 10 People’s Republic of China (PRC) citizens to gamble abroad, and collecting kickbacks and referral fees from them.
(2) Opening casinos. That is, for the purpose of making profits, it provides gambling places, sets gambling methods, provides gambling tools, chips, funds and other organizational gambling behaviors.
In addition, in any of the following circumstances, it also belongs to opening a casino:
For the purpose of making profits, establish gambling sites on the computer network, or act as an agent for gambling sites, accept bets, and gamble by accepting telephone bets, but the participants are not concentrated together;
Using the Internet and mobile communication terminals to transmit gambling videos and data and organize gambling activities;
Setting up electronic game facilities and equipment with gambling functions such as returning coins, points and steel balls, and taking cash, securities and other valuables as prizes, or giving others cash, securities and other valuables in the form of repurchasing prizes (hereinafter referred to as setting up gambling machines) to organize gambling activities.
(3) gambling as a profession. That is, for the purpose of making profits, gambling is the usual business, and gambling income is the main source of life or profligacy.
As long as it is for the purpose of making profits, one of the above-mentioned acts of gathering people to gamble, opening casinos or taking gambling as a profession constitutes a gambling crime.
Once gambling is investigated,
Let’s not say it’s been a bad year.
Other costs that come with it
It is immeasurable.
Do you know how high the cost of gambling is
One, the lighter to the detention center (detention center) for the New Year (1-15 days) +3000 yuan fine; Severe sentence (imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control+fine, and imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than 10 years+fine if the circumstances are serious);
Second, the criminal record is accompanied by a lifetime, and individuals are restricted from taking the civil service examination, joining the army, joining the party, going abroad, studying abroad, and immigrating, and lawyers and other related industries are forbidden;
Third, in addition to the above-mentioned public security punishment and criminal punishment, public officials are also subject to party and government disciplinary action after being punished for gambling, and even expelled from public office and party membership;
Fourth, the formation of criminal record is recorded, and illegal and criminal acts will be severely punished in the future;
5. Not only oneself, but also children’s joining the army, joining the party, going abroad and studying abroad are also restricted, and it is difficult to pass the political review of joining the army and joining the party.
It’s hard to reunite with my family during the Spring Festival.
Spend more time with your family.
Don’t indulge for a moment.
lead to serious consequences
Give it to friends and relatives to remind them!
Original title: "Pay attention to playing cards and mahjong during the Spring Festival. If you are not careful, you will break the law! 》
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