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Is the hotel mahjong room illegal?

Legal analysis: Normal leisure is ok, but as long as money is involved, it belongs to gambling, so you belong to providing gambling places and gambling tools. If you are caught, you must be jointly and severally liable. It is recommended that the hotel provide formal services. In addition, hotels should mainly consult public security, culture and fire protection, and those equipment should be consulted in advance to avoid the risk of failing to pass the inspection and closing down for rectification.

Legal basis: Article 303, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), for the purpose of making profits, anyone who gathers people to gamble or takes gambling as his profession shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined.