Mahjongg's good and bad points are six of one and half a dozen of the other, but when the government used to take a stern line on gambling even family mahjongg gamblers were liable to up to seven days 'detention, community service or a fine.
打牌的優點、缺點都是一籮筐，而早年政府對於「賭」深惡痛絕，即使賭注不大的「家庭麻將」，在我國違警罰法中都要處七天以下的拘留或處罰役或罰鍰。