A Chinese myth about gambling

[LogitechMouse]

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you must share away everything you won.
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I tried looking for something similar online but I couldn't find any, it seems to be a thing in Chinese culture but at the same time I asked him about the big casinos in Macao and some regions in china and he said those people chose to ignore their culture and they are paying hard for it.

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

With how hard life is right now for some people, I would do the same as well. Ignore the culture because except if you're already a rich person, why you should give away everything that you got from gambling.

I mean let's say you follow this culture, you gambled $1000 and lost. You came back with another $1000, and you won $1000 so in the end you're just breakeven. Does it mean that you will share that $1000 because you won that money? That doesn't make any sense, and that's also the mindset of some gamblers so for them, f*ck the culture especially if they're trying hard to win money in gambling. TBH, it's my first time hearing this culture of Chinese, but I will not be surprised if even those Chinese people doesn't follow this as well.

Myth will remain a myth and it depends on us people if we will be following it or not, but IMO, that myth doesn't make sense at all. I still respect it though.

[KiaKia]

I've read too many comments and none seems to watch Chinese movies before, I have seen something like this in God of gamblers movie with Chow You Fat, I don't know maybe people on here don't know him.

In that movie Chow is known to be a gifted gambler by some gambling God and the only way he might lose his talent is if he spent the money he won from gambling instead of spending most of the cash on helpless people of China.

It somehow rhymes

Unless maybe that movie has something to do with Chinese culture for real? Sometimes even movies carries some real life facts about certain things.

[Awaklara]

Unless maybe that movie has something to do with Chinese culture for real? Sometimes even movies carries some real life facts about certain things.

So there really is a movie that touches on a similar topic, and it’s interesting. 
Whether it’s a culture in China or actually a piece of advice that’s really meant to be conveyed from a myth that eventually grew really big. 
Gambling is still gambling, a lot of people will still see it from its negative side rather than the positive.

[Pandorak]

There is this Chinese mythology that says gamblers aren't suppose to be eating the money they made from gambling, for the spirit of winning to stay with you as a gambler you must share away everything you won.

While few Chinese believe that it should be you taking only 1% from the whole balance, some said you aren't suppose to touch any penny, I first heard this from a online Chinese friend in china but we couldn't talk more about it because I can't reach him anymore.

I tried looking for something similar online but I couldn't find any, it seems to be a thing in Chinese culture but at the same time I asked him about the big casinos in Macao and some regions in china and he said those people chose to ignore their culture and they are paying hard for it.

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

WOW. To be honest, this is the first time i’ve heard about this, and immediately a lot of questions popped into my head. Starting with, what’s the point of gambling if that’s the case? If the winnings are shared when you win, what happens when you lose? Isn’t that unfair, getting only the thrill of winning without being able to enjoy the rewards? But these are just my own curiosities, you don’t need to answer them.

Again, this is just a cultural custom, so only believers follow it, most Chinese gamblers probably wouldn’t do that.

[Nwada001]

I definitely don't think all Chinese gamblers believe this rule. Have you ever walked into a land based casino and seen how many Asian gamblers are in the Baccarat room? I have a whale under my affiliate code on a few casinos that likes to go crazy playing Baccarat as well.

A lot of gamblers won’t believe in those rules, and they will belong to the category of the same person who told the op that they believe they are suffering from such, and I’m wondering what type of suffering one who refuses to give out his winnings will be facing. When the money and time spent to gamble are his and most of the time he goes out to gamble, there is more loss recorded than winning; some cultural beliefs are better off vanishing with forefathers.

[Pumpsta]

Keep yours, but they have their own as well. What was shared is part of Chinese culture, it's their way so we just gotta respect that.

bro.. OP says it like all chinese men accept it as the truth, if that's tradition then what is the lottery for? altruists? They pay to play hoping to win just to give money away?

[Rhow]

I don't understand the point, if there really is such a superstition among Chinese gamblers, why do they gamble? If the answer is entertainment, then I would say that they could have chosen something else as entertainment. Because most people will not be entertained in a place where you will lose money if you lose and even if you win, there will be no chance to get money. When people gamble for entertainment, that entertainment is awakened. But where I will lose money even if I lose, I will never gamble. A better strategy than that might be to give money to others. Anyway, I don't know if such a superstition existed among the Chinese, but I don't know how I believe it.

[Rockstarguy]

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It is not easy to win in gambling, and if there is a culture or belief that people can’t enjoy their gambling wins, then there is no need to gamble. Gambling is stressful; there are emotions that can occur due to failure to win, and when one is lucky to win, they can’t enjoy what they have won.

If truly there is a culture like this for gamblers, it would also be nice if there were free gambling opportunities for them. If people who believe in this can get a free casino for gamblers or if losses can be reconsidered, at least this would make it more interesting.

[r_victory]

I've never heard of that, and I'm certainly one of those people who wouldn't take it seriously. I believe we should be generous, but it's hard enough to win, and then I have to share 99% and keep only 1%? 

I'd really like to know more about this "mythology," but I haven't found anything either. When you talk to your friend again, ask him for more details and sources; perhaps it's an orally passed-down tradition.

[alastantiger]

There is this Chinese mythology that says gamblers aren't suppose to be eating the money they made from gambling, for the spirit of winning to stay with you as a gambler you must share away everything you won.While few Chinese believe that it should be you taking only 1% from the whole balance, some said you aren't suppose to touch any penny, I first heard this from a online Chinese friend in china but we couldn't talk more about it because I can't reach him anymore.

I have not heard of this myth before but I have heard of other ones that are more strict than this, i do not believe that I would have followed this myth if I was a Chinese citizen. Why would I pass through all the stress of gambling then I will now give out all my winnings to someone that did nothing but if I want to be a giver I will do that from my own heart and not wait for any myth to tell me to do that. I can listen to some that will favour me but not give out all my profits like doing some specific rituals before gambling but not after winning that I will give away all my wins then what was the reason behind me gambling if I will have nothing left. Some myth are just too funny for someone to be following them or are people just gambling because they like losing and not caring about their winnings?.

[Comeacross]

If there is or was such myth in China, that only 1% of your money should be used for gambling, then they should have been one of the most resistant to gambling people. They should be less affected by addiction. However, whenever I travel, if I see a casino then there are definitely Asian people gambling. If the myth would work, why gambling became so popular and why it is illegal in China?

It seems you don't understand Op. The 1% he mentioned is not about the amount you're supposed to gamble with, it's the percentage of what you're supposed to spend from your winnings and then share the rest of the winnings to others. If it was about the money you should gamble with from your money then it's a good practice to help them minimise their lose and also prevent addiction.

If the practice should be uphold, they are gambling for others to enjoy while the suffer the lose. I have heard so many things about gambling but nothing strange like this.

It's time to start looking for a Chinese gambler 

[Bryan jessy]

Wow this is hilarious because what is the use of gambling if after I used my money for games and leave it or give it out after winning, just imagine winning huge amount but because of the belief you will not make use of it, there is really no need to gamble in the first place, because aside fun, making profit is one of the aim for gambling and if I can not use my profit because of some belief I will not bother gambling unless I am planning to do charity for the less privileged then it is understandable, I can willingly give out my wins, honestly things like this can be very difficult to adhere to, especially the fact that it has to do with sacrificing a person's hard earned.

[Frankolala]

Wow this is hilarious because what is the use of gambling if after I used my money for games and leave it or give it out after winning, just imagine winning huge amount but because of the belief you will not make use of it, there is really no need to gamble in the first place, because aside fun, making profit is one of the aim for gambling and if I can not use my profit because of some belief I will not bother gambling unless I am planning to do charity for the less privileged then it is understandable, I can willingly give out my wins, honestly things like this can be very difficult to adhere to, especially the fact that it has to do with sacrificing a person's hard earned.

Profit making is what draw people's attention to gambling and what's the purpose of gambling without making use of your profit. It doesn't make any sense to me because if you lose and win, there's no difference. I believe this was China belief in the olden days and no new generation gambler would even think of it.

[Junii]

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

That's interesting but i think it's a local belief same like the beliefs of majority of muslims in islam gambling is prohibited (haram) and if someone earns money from gambling which is haram there are teachings about the negative spiritual consequences of consuming haram wealth. What i think is the chinese belief u mentioned look similar but with a different background of culture because both have similar belief that the money earned from gambling is not like a normal money although the reasons behind the beliefs are different.

[JoyMarsha]

Wow this is hilarious because what is the use of gambling if after I used my money for games and leave it or give it out after winning, just imagine winning huge amount but because of the belief you will not make use of it, there is really no need to gamble in the first place, because aside fun, making profit is one of the aim for gambling and if I can not use my profit because of some belief I will not bother gambling unless I am planning to do charity for the less privileged then it is understandable, I can willingly give out my wins, honestly things like this can be very difficult to adhere to, especially the fact that it has to do with sacrificing a person's hard earned.

There's no way it can be adhered to. That's why the majority of people don't know that such a myth exists about someone taking 1% of the money won from gambling.

Just imagine placing a bet with my money, getting it analyzed to win some money, I will then not touch the money because I want the spirit of winning to stay with me as a gambler. People who will know about this will see me as a fool, gambling for others

[Texac]

I don't understand the point, if there really is such a superstition among Chinese gamblers, why do they gamble? If the answer is entertainment, then I would say that they could have chosen something else as entertainment. Because most people will not be entertained in a place where you will lose money if you lose and even if you win, there will be no chance to get money. When people gamble for entertainment, that entertainment is awakened. But where I will lose money even if I lose, I will never gamble. A better strategy than that might be to give money to others.

We need to separate superstition itself from the reasons why someone gambles. Even if we assume that this tradition really does exist among some Chinese gambler, it doesn't mean that they literally give away every single win and keep nothing for themselve.

Besides, gambling for entertainment doesn't mean that someone has to end up making money from it. For example if I set aside $50 for an evening at casino, get few hour of entertainment out of it and lose that money. Then I can look at it in roughly the same way as spending money on restaurant or concert or some other form of entertainment. Of course the difference is that at casino, there's also chance you can walk away with a win.

And at this point, we're not even sure that this is actually a widespread Chinese superstition.  Maybe that it's a local tradition or even just someones personal belief that was mistakenly presented as part of Chinese culture.

[Floxynice]

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

That's interesting but i think it's a local belief same like the beliefs of majority of muslims in islam gambling is prohibited (haram) and if someone earns money from gambling which is haram there are teachings about the negative spiritual consequences of consuming haram wealth. What i think is the chinese belief u mentioned look similar but with a different background of culture because both have similar belief that the money earned from gambling is not like a normal money although the reasons behind the beliefs are different.

There are truly no spiritual consequences. Whatever bad experience a Chinese gambler has afterwards is just a mere coincidence which ofcourse people will attribute to the myth they've already held sacred for years. I sense that the reason for bringing up a belief as this is just to discourage their people from investing so much in gambling since they will not have the privilege of enjoying the win they so much wished for. Maybe, if they are allowed to give their money to family members, I will say that is fair. Even if it was truly a thing, that should be in the past. There is more exposure now and better reasoning. As long as non-Chinese gamblers living in China do not get to face same spiritual implications as they claim, it shows that it was all superstition.

[Davidvictorson]

There is this Chinese mythology that says gamblers aren't suppose to be eating the money they made from gambling, for the spirit of winning to stay with you as a gambler you must share away everything you won.

Well, this is a myth and not a fact. If I go to other regions of the world, they would also have their own gambling related myths which may likely be the opposite of this Chinese mythology.

I tried looking for something similar online but I couldn't find any, it seems to be a thing in Chinese culture but at the same time I asked him about the big casinos in Macao and some regions in china and he said those people chose to ignore their culture and they are paying hard for it.

I know Drake is not Chinese but maybe, just maybe if he believed this and applied this he wouldn’t be paying hard for it with so much losses  

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

There are a thousand and one myths. Whatever you choose to believe would most likely work for you.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

There is this Chinese mythology that says gamblers aren't suppose to be eating the money they made from gambling, for the spirit of winning to stay with you as a gambler you must share away everything you won.

While few Chinese believe that it should be you taking only 1% from the whole balance, some said you aren't suppose to touch any penny, I first heard this from a online Chinese friend in china but we couldn't talk more about it because I can't reach him anymore.

I tried looking for something similar online but I couldn't find any, it seems to be a thing in Chinese culture but at the same time I asked him about the big casinos in Macao and some regions in china and he said those people chose to ignore their culture and they are paying hard for it.

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

Every culture is object to whatever belief they think about gambling, and for the fact that the Chinese people now believe that only 1% of the amount won while gambling they should take, however, did the Chinese culture also state where the remaining 99% should go? Because if the culture never states where the remaining 99% should go, or if it should remain with the casino, then I don't see any reason why people should gamble in China, because it literally makes no sense. As it's obvious, maybe this is a strategy by the Chinese government to discover people from partaking in gambling activities, but rather engage in Tech, of which today China is indeed the technologically developed country in the world. So for me, this is actually my first time hearing this, and it seems a deliberate act by the Chinese government.

[o48o]

There is this Chinese mythology that says gamblers aren't suppose to be eating the money they made from gambling, for the spirit of winning to stay with you as a gambler you must share away everything you won.

While few Chinese believe that it should be you taking only 1% from the whole balance, some said you aren't suppose to touch any penny, I first heard this from a online Chinese friend in china but we couldn't talk more about it because I can't reach him anymore.

I tried looking for something similar online but I couldn't find any, it seems to be a thing in Chinese culture but at the same time I asked him about the big casinos in Macao and some regions in china and he said those people chose to ignore their culture and they are paying hard for it.

What do you think? Have you ever heard about anything similar?

It's a HUGE country, and even if by some miracle those stories around it wouldn't contradict each other, they also have over 5000 years old culture, so if you dig deep enough, you can find all the myths you are looking for, and opposite myths as well buried somewhere in the history.

But if i had to guess, at least Taoism and Buddhism in there are probably teaching opposite morals of that belief.