In Chengdu’s mahjong parlors, what is the source of income for those who play mahjong every day?

First of all, not only people in Chengdu like to play mahjong, but people in many places in China like to play mahjong, just like my community in Changsha. It can be said that 20 meters is a mahjong parlor. What is the most exaggerated thing? There are people in the mahjong parlor every day, and it is always full. There are often people who play all night. Sometimes I go to the rankings at 7 o'clock in the morning and they are still there playing. Sometimes when I don't go to work, when I go to have breakfast at 10 o'clock, the mahjong parlor is also very busy. So the question is, don’t these people have to work, rest, or go home to eat? What is their source of income? Do they all have mines in their homes?

1. Playing mahjong is addictive. Don’t argue with this. Many people I know say that playing mahjong is addictive. Although everyone knows that it is impossible to get rich by gambling, many people still think that it is easy to make money playing mahjong. Because when he is lucky, he may win hundreds of dollars in a few minutes, but if you go to work. Maybe a day of exhausting work only costs one or two hundred. Under such circumstances, many people don't want to go to work, so they think about playing mahjong every day. If children play games, there are adults to stop them, but if adults play mahjong, they really have to rely on their own consciousness. If you are not aware, no one will care about you.

2. What you see may not be a group of people. Just like the mahjong parlors downstairs in our house, they are very lively no matter what time they are. But the people playing mahjong inside from morning to night are not the same group, but they are seamlessly connected. It gives you the illusion that they don't want to rest. Maybe they only play alone for a few hours and there are more people coming. Taking over from each other, you'd feel like they never came home. In fact, they have already gone back. I used to know a friend who owned a mahjong parlor. He said that the people who played mahjong there basically played for a few hours and then left. There was no one who played all the time, unless it was a day off or they were desperate to lose.

3. Those who have a little money at home or collect rent. In fact, in mahjong parlors, there are really such people who are rich without being on the list. There are some people who don’t have any serious jobs but have several apartments at home. I pay for food and rent every month and spend time in the mahjong parlor every day. But this kind of person is also very dangerous. Sometimes if he gets too carried away, he may even lose his house in the end. An old man in our area used to have a monthly income of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan which was not enough to spend. He ended up borrowing money to play cards and lost his house. But generally those who can control it better can live a comfortable life in a mahjong parlor by collecting rent every month.

Finally, I still want to remind everyone that if you don’t want to play something like mahjong, don’t play it, especially if you play with them for money. Everyone must remember these four words: nine times out of ten you will lose. I have witnessed too many cases where wives and children were separated because of playing cards and gambling, so I hope everyone can control themselves. Even if you play mobile phones and small games, it is better than gambling.