24-Apr-06. Canadian company gambles on ancient Chinese game. Calgary Herald, C3.

Montreal software company Dynasty Gaming Inc. has developed and is licensing an online, multi-player version of the ancient game of mah-jong. The gambling game used to be illegal in China until 1998, when it was sanctioned by the government and turned into a national sport. Dynasty has licenced its Mahjong Mania software to major online bookmakers which allows players to compete with each other online by betting with credit cards. The company has its licensing arm in the Turks and Caicos, where gambling laws are more lax than in Canada.