China's bankers and business executives have become increasingly reliant on domestic capital in recent years as foreign funding has dried up, but a popular way to unlock that cash may very well involve "throwing eggs".

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7415121

The game in question is Guandan, where you and your teammate try to make poker hands to discard your cards before the opposing pair does, which lets you level up. Teams can only win the entire match by reaching level A while avoiding having the player who discards all cards last.

The game looks interesting, has anyone played?

  •  Deebster   ( @Deebster@beehaw.org ) OPEnglish
    2•10 months ago

    My understanding wasn’t that they weren’t gambling, just that they claimed they weren’t (gambling is illegal in China). The Chinese have a reputation for loving gambling, despite its illegality.

    Chinese officials have been censured in the past for receiving bribes through the playing of card games

    How would this happen if they weren’t gambling?