Is it legal to open a mahjong room?

It is illegal for mahjong parlors to gamble; However, it is legal to provide entertainment and leisure places and strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations.

First, the operation mode and legitimacy of Mahjong Hall

Mahjong hall, as an entertainment and leisure place, its operation mode must be legal and compliant. If mahjong parlors provide gambling activities, such as setting up gambling funds and tapping profits, it is suspected of violating laws and regulations and illegal operation. However, if the mahjong hall only provides mahjong and other entertainment facilities for people to carry out normal entertainment activities, and does not involve gambling, then it is legal.

Second, the location and legitimacy of the mahjong room.

The location of mahjong hall also affects its legitimacy. According to relevant laws and regulations, some specific places, such as schools and residential areas, may prohibit or restrict the opening of mahjong halls. In addition, the mahjong hall also needs to meet the requirements of fire safety and hygiene standards, otherwise it may be identified as illegal operation.

Three. Laws and regulations that mahjong halls should abide by.

Mahjong hall in the process of operation, it is necessary to strictly abide by the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law", "Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Places" and other relevant laws and regulations. For example, minors are not allowed to enter mahjong parlors, use gambling tools or places, and engage in any form of gambling activities.

To sum up:

Whether it is legal to set up a mahjong hall mainly depends on its operation mode, site selection and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. It is illegal if the mahjong hall aims at gambling, or it is set in a prohibited or restricted place, or it does not comply with relevant laws and regulations. On the other hand, it is legal if the mahjong hall only provides entertainment and leisure places and strictly abides by relevant laws and regulations.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 70 provides that:

For the purpose of making profits, provide conditions for gambling, or participate in gambling in a large amount, be detained for less than five days or fined less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and be fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 3,000 yuan.

Regulations on the administration of entertainment places

Article 14 stipulates:

Entertainment places and their employees shall not commit the following acts, and shall not provide conditions for people entering entertainment places to commit the following acts:

(1) Selling or providing drugs, or organizing, forcing, abetting, luring, deceiving or allowing others to take or inject drugs;

(2) Organizing, forcing, luring, sheltering or introducing others to engage in prostitution or whoring;

(3) Making, selling and disseminating obscene articles;

(4) Providing or engaging in escort service for profit;

5 gambling;

(six) engaged in cult and superstitious activities;

(seven) other illegal and criminal acts.