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Why Chinese like gambling that much? #1 - phenomena Economic prediction says World Cup would boost a total of tens of billions illegal gambling in mainland China, . W/t China, football gamble is legal only in Macau and Hong Kong. Present days, many ppl talk abt bet on which team and how to bet. Ppl blend watching and gambling into the matches and ignite great enthusiasm. Guys bet then sit up watch overnight. Puffing bear eyes many have got! China forbids gamble but government has no way to put off gambling fire. Rich ones go to Macau, Las Vegas or even surrounding countries like North Korea, Laos but w/ China restraining convenient vent for Chinese tourists, they are dyeing out; low players gamble at home, so many underground stations collect bets. Aside fm football, there's a game called Special Number popular in South China. It follows the result of the special number fm Hong Kong's Mark Six. But it has a diversification of playing. Ppl are crazy on this and the bet can be as small as 0.5 yuan. It eats up poor ppl's sweat money. An entertainment and social form - Majhong - (can i say it a sort of Chinese Chess?) have regained its popularity and swept over China these years. Chinese also transform it into gambling. Play w/ money surely brings more fun. We (pls exclude me but incl. my father) can play Mahjong day and night, tirelessly. That "kualakuala" sound will be singing anytime in any Chinese neighborhood. Nowadays, , you will see hard-battling Chinese domaining the scene at overseas casinos. I have a younger friend studying in Liverpool. He and Chinese students often go gambling. A friend working at a Birmingham casino hotel says most of the gambling are Chinese. Chinese's liking for gamble can be traced back to ancient time. Gamble on cocks,birds even crickets was hot. In Qing dynasty, ppl gambled on which family names (e.g. Li,Wang or Zhang) could be outstanding in the provincial or national imperial examinations. Today, American gaming companies such as Wynne and Sands flock to Macau eyeing at China and Chinese. Every company sets up a China Marketing Dept. Singapore has conceded a gambling license to Sands recently. Who are their targets? International gamblers? No doubt Chinese will not fall short. Why Chinese like gambling that much? Turn to #2 (Just now received a call for my idea for tonight's matches Germany-Ecuador, Poland-Costa Rica. I seldom gamble on WC this year, no money and inspiration. Remember, little gambling is entertaining; big gambling is devastating 
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HD Dont be lazy and lend yr hands to start #2, pls contribute your thinking of whys, fm view of an overseans Chinese. And i hope westnern friends offer their ideas too. Wait for you all to kick off my #2.
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Yeah, schoenberg, Chinese have gambling genes deep in blood. Rational gamblers lose some money and walk back; seriously addicted gamblers ruin all they have even lives. It's a social problem in China now. It's like a bottomless pond flood up their money and soul. Surely every casino makes big profit. Only in a first year operation Macau Sands has not only cover all costs for starting business here but also make lucrative profit. Then lure the on-watching Steve Wynne to start Wynne Macau this Sept. The Americans use private air planes to transport VIP gamblers to Las Vegas fm Macau. Some say life is a gamble, do you gamble on life? It's unavoidable that some decision and choices are like gamble.
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