Basics gambling Asia

Gambling was very popular in China until the final stage of the imperial dynasty ie from 1644 1912th Canton, Macao, Shanghai and Hong Kong has become famous for their liquor and gambling. These areas inhabited foreigners, usually Americans, who were known to be rough. In addition, most residents of these men. Chinese natives indulged in gambling with foreigners.

Celebrities Gambling in China include Mah Jongg and Pai Gow.
Pia Gow is a bankUse a wooden pole. The tasks of the banking system are assigned to one of the players. Other players are bank where four tiles of the wood pile, need to group in pairs of two, so the players have the couple as a higher value. If the player succeeds, he wins the bet. A lot of money can exchange hands on this game.

Mah Jong, "Sparrow" is an old game which means that China has been developed primarily for the wealthy class. The game is calledprevented by a fisherman to have been invented for seasickness. It is said that the sea, the fishermen still invented this game to distract the other fishermen in the area, so you feel seasick halfway des Later, a Chinese general of the game is not busy with his soldiers to sleep in the night to prevent them falling. The game went through a series of variations and every region has called with a different name. Finally, the game wasstandardized in the early 1990s. The game consists of 136-144 pieces, depending on the season, if players choose, or play with the flowers. The game resembles rummy except for the fact that the game is played with tiles. The game also uses a pair of dice and chips last a gate. It requires four players, with the goal of every being given a set of tiles. The type of sets that are allowed are "Kong", "pung" and "feed". A full page containsSeptember 4 and a pair of similar tiles. The thumb is this combination of fourteen tiles wins.

Another game is Sci Bo, meaning "two dice". This game is a game of players betting betting on the total number of cubes. We played with three dice. Bets are bets that small can covered the whole, in the range of fourteen or big bets ie the total may fall between 11 and 17. Players shake the dice in a cup and holdthe cup on the head with the dice hidden in the cup. Bets are then made on the result. The player guessing the total can earn money hugs. It is said that skilled players can predict the total number to hear the rattle of dice in the cup. In the casino game is entirely mechanized. Bets are placed on the number on the table. The dice are then shaken with a vibrating platform. The results are displayed on a screen. Other gambling games include Keno and famousPachinko.

Despite the popularity of gambling is not all Chinese were ready to legalize it. While Macau has legalized gambling, illegally Shanghai port. In Hong Kong, only legalized horse is lifting and the Hong Kong Jockey Club has earned huge revenue.