Fair Play & No Gambling
Chow Social is a skill-based mahjong community and booking platform. This page states, plainly, what we are and what we are not. It forms part of our Terms of Service.
We are not a gambling service
Chow Social is not a gambling, betting, or online-gambling (“judi online”) service, and we are not affiliated with, and do not support, any form of gambling. We do not accept, hold, or pay out wagers.
No money stakes
You cannot bet or wager money through Chow Social, and you cannot use it to settle money between players. We do not facilitate any player-to-player money transfer for game outcomes. What a venue charges is a seat price for a place at a table, not a stake, not a pot, and not a buy-in against other players.
Points are game scores, never money
Ranked and casual points are game scores. They track skill and results across a season, they sum to zero across all players (they are a record, not a balance), and they are:
- never currency, you cannot buy anything with them,
- never credit or debt, a negative score is a game result, not money owed,
- never redeemable for cash.
Prizes, if any, are complimentary and non-cash
Any prize or recognition offered through Chow Social is a complimentary voucher or non-cash acknowledgement of skill, never a cash payout and never tied to money staked. Ranked play measures skill and experience, not money risked.
We enforce this
Accounts that use the platform to facilitate gambling are banned, and venues that enable gambling are removed as partners. Our anti-fraud checks look for collusion, point-dumping, and self-dealing, and integrity is enforced in the system itself (scores must balance).
Play for the game
Mahjong here is about skill, community, and getting better over a season. If gambling is ever a concern for you or someone you know, please reach out to a qualified health professional or someone you trust.